Document 2571
 DOCN  M94A2571
 TI    AIDS-defining diagnoses in Norway and Denmark up to September 30, 1993.
 DT    9412
 AU    Hasseltvedt V; Smith E; National Institute of Public Health, Norway.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):274 (abstract no. PC0015). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370004
 AB    OBJECTIVE. To describe features of the epidemiology of the AIDS-defining
       diagnoses in Norway (N) and Denmark (D) from the beginning of the
       epidemic in the early 1980s through September 30, 1993. METHODS. AIDS is
       reported by name to The National Institute of Public Health (N) and to
       Statens Seruminstitut (D). Notification is compulsory. Underreporting is
       believed to be low. The WHO/CDC case definition of September 1987 and
       earlier definitions were used previously. As of 1993 The New European
       case definition including pulmonary tuberculosis, recurrent pneumonia
       and invasive cervical cancer has been implemented. RESULTS. In the study
       period a total of 1653 cases of AIDS was reported in the two countries,
       339 in N and 1314 in D. The table shows the distribution of the
       AIDS-defining diagnoses, i.e. opportunistic infection (OI), Kaposi's
       sarcoma (KS), Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), HIV wasting syndrome (wasting)
       and HIV encephalopathy (enceph), TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. N
       has a higher percentage of OI (80.2%) than D (74.0%) (p < 0.05) whereas
       N has a lower percentage than D of KS (p = 0.06) and NHL (p < 0.05). One
       case of recurrent pneumonia was reported according to the new European
       case definition in N and four cases i D. In addition D had five cases of
       pulmonary tbc and one case of invasive cervical cancer. In all
       transmission categories OI is the most common diagnosis. However, KS--as
       in other Western industrialized countries--is found almost in
       homo/bisexual males exclusively. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS. In both N
       and D OI account for the vast majority of the AIDS cases. So far the new
       European case definition has had little impact.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/
       *EPIDEMIOLOGY  AIDS Dementia Complex/EPIDEMIOLOGY  AIDS-Related
       Opportunistic Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Cachexia/EPIDEMIOLOGY/ETIOLOGY
       Denmark/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Human  Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  Norway/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Sarcoma, Kaposi's/EPIDEMIOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

       SOURCE: National Library of Medicine.  NOTICE: This material may be
       protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).