| Autor: |
Maayan, Shlomo, Wormser, Gary P., Hewlett, Dial, Miller, Steven N., Duncanson, Frederick P., Rodriguez, Angela, Perla, Elliott N., Koppel, Barbara, Rieber, Egmond E. |
| Zdroj: |
Archives of Internal Medicine; September 1985, Vol. 145 Issue: 9 p1607-1612, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
• Forty patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), 70% of whom were intravenous drug abusers (IVDAs), were seen over a 20-month period (July 1,1981, through Feb 28, 1983). Most of the patients came from two inner-city sections of New York City and from nearby correctional facilities. Eighty-five percent of the patients were black or Hispanic; only 15% were white. Unique features of AIDS in this mostly heterosexual population were the high incidence of opportunistic infections (90% of the patients), the low incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma (10%), and the high mortality rate (34% died during initial hospitalization, 74% after one year of follow-up). Tuberculosis occurred in 10% of cases, preceding other opportunistic infections by four to 24 months. We found that AIDS was a common disease among inpatient IVDAs, and in one of the participating hospitals, its incidence was similar to that of infective endocarditis. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome should be considered |
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