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Document 0208
DOCN M94A0208
TI Severe abdominal pain in patients with AIDS: frequency, clinical
aspects, causes, and outcome.
DT 9412
AU Parente F; Cernuschi M; Antinori S; Lazzarin A; Moroni M; Fasan M;
Rizzardini G; Rovati V; Morandi E; Molteni P; et al; Dept. of
Gastroenterology, L. Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy.
SO Scand J Gastroenterol. 1994 Jun;29(6):511-5. Unique Identifier :
AIDSLINE MED/94360175
AB BACKGROUND: The exact prevalence of abdominal pain in AIDS patients, as
well as the entire spectrum of causative disorders, has not yet been
well defined. In addition, the existing data derive almost exclusively
from surgical series describing only those patients who have undergone
emergency surgical procedures. METHODS: We reviewed our experience with
patients presenting with severe abdominal pain from a large series of
non-selected consecutive AIDS patients seen at our institution over a
period of 4 years. RESULTS: Of 458 patients, 71 (15%) had severe
abdominal pain, and its occurrence was associated with a reduced patient
survival. Specific diagnoses were made premortem in 42 patients (59%),
potential causes of pain were identified at postmortem examination in 23
patients (33%), whereas no specific causes were found in 6 patients
(8%). Most of the causative disorders (65%) were AIDS-related, whereas
HIV-independent pathologic conditions were found in only 18% of the
patients. The predominant site of pain, combined with a few key
symptoms, had a high predictive diagnostic value in nearly half of the
patients. The indications for emergency laparotomy were limited and
substantially similar to those of the non-HIV population. CONCLUSIONS:
Severe abdominal pain frequently complicates the course of AIDS, and its
occurrence is associated with reduced survival. In most patients it is
due to disorders closely associated with the HIV infection. Specific
causes of pain may be identified in most of the cases by an appropriate
diagnostic evaluation.
DE *Abdominal Pain/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS/MORTALITY Adult AIDS-Related Complex/DIAGNOSIS
Emergencies Female Human Laparotomy Male Prevalence Survival Rate
JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).