| Upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings in patients with HIV/AIDS at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. | |
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PMID: 14768194 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Upper gastrointestinal tract involvement in HIV/AIDS is common. No data exist on the pattern of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings in HIV/AIDS patients in Nigeria. OBJECTIVE: To describe the pattern of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings in HIV/AIDS patients. DESIGN: A hospital based retrospective case-control study involving 52 HIV/AIDS patients and 52 age and sex matched controls. SETTING: Medicine Department of the Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. METHODS: Medical records of patients with HIV/AIDS and an age and gender matched control who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy over an eight-year period were reviewed. RESULTS: Oesophageal candidiasis was the commonest finding in 18 (34.6%) of subjects with HIV/AIDS followed by normal upper gastrointestinal tract in 17 (32.1%). Normal upper gastrointestinal tract was found in 57.6% of HIV seronegative subjects while oesophageal candidiasis occurred in one (1.9%) of these patients. Duodenal ulcer and gastritis occurred with equal frequencies in HIV/AIDS patients (7.5%) and controls. CONCLUSION: Oesophageal candidiasis was the commonest upper gastrointestinal endoscopic finding in patients with HIV/AIDS. |
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Authors:
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E N Okeke; E I Agaba; G I Achinge; A O Malu |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Nigerian journal of medicine : journal of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria Volume: 12 ISSN: 1115-2613 ISO Abbreviation: Niger J Med Publication Date: 2003 Oct-Dec |
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Created Date: 2004-02-10 Completed Date: 2004-03-25 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100888321 Medline TA: Niger J Med Country: Nigeria |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 202-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Nigeria. |
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
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epidemiology Adult Age Distribution Aged Candidiasis / epidemiology Case-Control Studies Comorbidity Endoscopy / statistics & numerical data Female Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnosis, epidemiology* HIV Infections / epidemiology* Hospitals, Teaching / statistics & numerical data Humans Male Middle Aged Nigeria / epidemiology Retrospective Studies Sex Distribution |
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