The Most Frequent Neurological Complications in HIV Patients in Constanta and the Influence that Coinfections Have in the Onset of Such Conditions

Abstract: This paper shows the results of a retrospective observational analytical study that has enrolled 166 HIV positive patients diagnosed with a neurological complication between June 2012 and June 2020, in Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital of Constanta. 119 patients (71,69%) were diagnosed...

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Main Authors: Corina Pascu, Magdalena Dumitru Irina, Carmen Cernat Roxana, Cristian Petcu Lucian, Sorin Rugina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-08-01
Series:ARS Medica Tomitana
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hiv
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2020-0027
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spelling doaj-a9bc4a32691c42b095133103f0aac50c2021-10-03T07:42:45ZengSciendoARS Medica Tomitana1841-40362020-08-0126313113610.2478/arsm-2020-0027The Most Frequent Neurological Complications in HIV Patients in Constanta and the Influence that Coinfections Have in the Onset of Such ConditionsCorina Pascu0Magdalena Dumitru Irina1Carmen Cernat Roxana2Cristian Petcu Lucian3Sorin Rugina4Doctoral School of Medicine, Ovidius University of ConstantaDoctoral School of Medicine, Ovidius University of ConstantaClinical Infectious Diseases Hospital of ConstantaFaculty of dentistry, Ovidius University of ConstantaDoctoral School of Medicine, Ovidius University of ConstantaAbstract: This paper shows the results of a retrospective observational analytical study that has enrolled 166 HIV positive patients diagnosed with a neurological complication between June 2012 and June 2020, in Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital of Constanta. 119 patients (71,69%) were diagnosed with one of the three neurological complications: HIV associated dementia (HAD), Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) and CNS Toxoplasmosis (CT). We have noted CD4 levels, viral loads, and the presence/absence of other infections like: HBV, HCV, Treponema pallidum, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis.https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2020-0027hivcoinfectionshiv associated dementiaprogressive multifocal leukoencephalopathycns toxoplasmosis
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author Corina Pascu
Magdalena Dumitru Irina
Carmen Cernat Roxana
Cristian Petcu Lucian
Sorin Rugina
spellingShingle Corina Pascu
Magdalena Dumitru Irina
Carmen Cernat Roxana
Cristian Petcu Lucian
Sorin Rugina
The Most Frequent Neurological Complications in HIV Patients in Constanta and the Influence that Coinfections Have in the Onset of Such Conditions
ARS Medica Tomitana
hiv
coinfections
hiv associated dementia
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
cns toxoplasmosis
author_facet Corina Pascu
Magdalena Dumitru Irina
Carmen Cernat Roxana
Cristian Petcu Lucian
Sorin Rugina
author_sort Corina Pascu
title The Most Frequent Neurological Complications in HIV Patients in Constanta and the Influence that Coinfections Have in the Onset of Such Conditions
title_short The Most Frequent Neurological Complications in HIV Patients in Constanta and the Influence that Coinfections Have in the Onset of Such Conditions
title_full The Most Frequent Neurological Complications in HIV Patients in Constanta and the Influence that Coinfections Have in the Onset of Such Conditions
title_fullStr The Most Frequent Neurological Complications in HIV Patients in Constanta and the Influence that Coinfections Have in the Onset of Such Conditions
title_full_unstemmed The Most Frequent Neurological Complications in HIV Patients in Constanta and the Influence that Coinfections Have in the Onset of Such Conditions
title_sort most frequent neurological complications in hiv patients in constanta and the influence that coinfections have in the onset of such conditions
publisher Sciendo
series ARS Medica Tomitana
issn 1841-4036
publishDate 2020-08-01
description Abstract: This paper shows the results of a retrospective observational analytical study that has enrolled 166 HIV positive patients diagnosed with a neurological complication between June 2012 and June 2020, in Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital of Constanta. 119 patients (71,69%) were diagnosed with one of the three neurological complications: HIV associated dementia (HAD), Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) and CNS Toxoplasmosis (CT). We have noted CD4 levels, viral loads, and the presence/absence of other infections like: HBV, HCV, Treponema pallidum, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis.
topic hiv
coinfections
hiv associated dementia
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
cns toxoplasmosis
url https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2020-0027
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