Document 0588
 DOCN  M9650588
 TI    Voiding problems in patients with HIV infection and AIDS.
 DT    9605
 AU    Gyrtrup HJ; Kristiansen VB; Zachariae CO; Krogsgaard K; Colstrup H;
       Jensen KM; Department of Urology D, Rigshospitalet, University of;
       Copenhagen, Denmark.
 SO    Scand J Urol Nephrol. 1995 Sep;29(3):295-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96117958
 AB    The prevalence and type of urinary voiding problems were prospectively
       investigated in 77 men and four women (median age 36 years) with HIV
       infection or AIDS consecutively attending an outpatient clinic. Urologic
       symptoms were registered from replies to a questionnaire and urologic
       evaluation was made when indicated. All patients were neurologically
       examined. In addition, urodynamic data from ten consecutively referred
       HIV/AIDS patients were retrospectively analyzed. Two of the 81
       prospectively studied patients had severe, and eight had moderate
       voiding problems, while 19 had pathologic findings at neurologic
       examination. Of three patients referred for urodynamic investigation,
       two were found to have neurogenic bladder dysfunction. In three of the
       total 13 urodynamically studied patients the findings suggested
       neurogenic bladder dysfunction secondary to the infection. We conclude
       that HIV/AIDS infection affects voiding only in minor degree, and when
       it does the disease is often advanced and dominated by symptoms from
       other organs. The relevance of urologic/urodynamic investigation in
       HIV/AIDS patients thus seems limited.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/PHYSIOPATHOLOGY  Adult
       Bladder, Neurogenic/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*ETIOLOGY/PHYSIOPATHOLOGY  Female
       Human  HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/PHYSIOPATHOLOGY  Male  Middle Age
       Prevalence  Prognosis  Prospective Studies  Urination
       Disorders/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*ETIOLOGY/PHYSIOPATHOLOGY  Urodynamics  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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