Document 3076
 DOCN  M94A3076
 TI    Thyroid function during the HIV infection.
 DT    9412
 AU    Garcia Quintana A; Capdevila JA; Ocana I; Barbera J; Castellanos JM;
       Catalan R; Galarza R; Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):159 (abstract no. PB0062). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369499
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To evaluated the thiroidal abnormalities that appeared during
       HIV infection. METHODS: Measurement of thiroid hormones (T3, T4, T4L,
       TSH) by ELISA in 86 patients (67 male) stratified in three groups
       according to their CD4 cells count. RESULTS: Group I (CD4 > 500):
       Fourteen males and 8 females. Mean hormonal values are normal except an
       increased value of T3 in females. Group II (CD4 500-200): Nineteen males
       and 8 females. All mean values are descended except an increased value
       of T3 in males. Group III (CD4 < 200): Thirty-four males and 3 females.
       All values are decreased. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: T3 presents an
       initial elevation with a posterior decrease in the patients more
       inmunosuppressed. T4, T4L and TSH do not presents alterations during the
       HIV infection. Knowledge of thiroid fonction is important for a better
       understanding of wasting syndrome in HIV patients.
 DE    Adult  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/CLASSIFICATION/DIAGNOSIS/*PHYSIOPATHOLOGY  Leukocyte Count
       Male  *Thyroid Function Tests  Thyroid Hormones/*BLOOD  T4
       Lymphocytes/IMMUNOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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