Medica Jadertina, Vol. 36 No. 3-4, 2006.
Pregledni rad
Clinical manifestations of infection caused with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in otorhinolaryngology
Neven Skitarelić
Sažetak
The first information on AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) appeared in USA literature in 1981. Since then, contracted patients of this disease have been registered all over the world, and it can, with good reason, be considered as a pandemic disease. There are approximately one million registered patients in the USA only. The disease that developed through HIV infection is immunodeficiency caused by a deficiency of auxiliary and inducted T lymphocytes.
Every second patient with AIDS reports some of the symptoms of the disease localized in the head and neck. Therefore, knowing the clinical picture and development of the disease is important not only
for recognizing newly affected patients and their timely diagnostic analysis, but also for beginning with early treatment and undertaking epidemiological protection measures against disease spreading. Basic
treatment requires the triple anti virus therapy, while symptomatic treatment and the treatment of numerous and frequent complications that belong in the otorhinolaryngological and maxilofacial surgeon’s sphere of work are also indispensable.
Ključne riječi
AIDS; HIV; otorhinolaryngology; therapy
Hrčak ID:
12615
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.6.2007.
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