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Document 3111
DOCN M94A3111
TI Clinical features of patients with AIDS in Japan.
DT 9412
AU Ajisawa A; Negishi M; Yamaguchi T; Tmagawa S; Department of Infectious
Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome; Hospital, Japan.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):151 (abstract no. PB0031). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369464
AB OBJECTS: A total of only 685 patients with acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS) had been reported in Japan as of the end of 1993. Since
clinical reports of AIDS patients in Japan have been rare, we studied
the clinical presentations of AIDS cases in Japan in an effort to
ascertain the factors responsible. METHODS: To investigate their
clinical course, we reviewed the records of 90 patients with AIDS at
Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital from 1985 to 1993. RESULTS: Of the
90 patients, 87 were men and three were women. Among these AIDS cases,
the highest proportion was found to be homosexual men, next heterosexual
contacts, and third hemophiliacs. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia was the
most frequent AIDS complication (60 episodes). The next most common
complicating disease was cytomegarovirus infection (40 episodes),
followed by internal Candidiasis (20 episodes). There were fewer
presentations of diarrhea with protozoal or bacterial causes.
Cryptosporidiosis was evident in three cases, of which all had been
infected in other countries. There was only one case of Salmonella
enterocolitis. Other bacterial gastrointestinal infections were also
rare. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with AIDS in Japan had fewer protozoal or
bacterial gastrointestinal infections. These findings may reflect a
difference in food and eating styles.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PHYSIOPATHOLOGY/
TRANSMISSION AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY
Bacterial Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY Candidiasis/EPIDEMIOLOGY
Cryptosporidiosis/EPIDEMIOLOGY Cytomegalovirus Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY
Female Human Japan/EPIDEMIOLOGY Male Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
carinii/EPIDEMIOLOGY Protozoan Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY Retrospective
Studies Tokyo/EPIDEMIOLOGY MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).