Document 2658
 DOCN  M94A2658
 TI    Hematologic abnormalities in HIV nonvertically infected children.
 DT    9412
 AU    Strauss I; Marcu M; Marin C; Colentina Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):254 (abstract no. PB0444). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369917
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To compare hematologic abnormalities in HIV nonvertically
       infected children, a group who were not and a group who were cared for
       in a special AIDS hospital. METHODS: The first group of 88 children from
       orphanages were examined in autumn 1990, when first admitted in the
       Unit. The second group, examined in spring 1993 consisted of the 91
       children cared for during more than 1 year in the Unit. Data also
       studied were: nutritional status, treatment (no zidovudine was given),
       stage of disease, social history. RESULTS: In first group, anemia
       (prevalence 75.8%) was 80.3% microcytic, 48.4% hypochromic. In second
       group, anemia (prevalence 80.2%) was 44.6% microcytic, 23.4%
       hypochromic. Leukocytes were higher than the normal average for the age
       groups in 70.4% of children of children in first group compared to 46.7%
       of those in second group. CONCLUSIONS: Improvement of nutritional
       status, prevention and management of secondary infections and also
       progression of disease modified the range of hematologic abnormalities.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/DIAGNOSIS/*IMMUNOLOGY
       Anemia/DIAGNOSIS/*IMMUNOLOGY  Child  Human  HIV
       Seropositivity/DIAGNOSIS/*IMMUNOLOGY  Institutionalization  *Leukocyte
       Count  Nutrition Assessment  Romania  MEETING ABSTRACT

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