Детские инфекции (Москва) (Jul 2019)

Etiological structure of anemia in HIV-infected children

  • T. A. Daminov,
  • L. N. Tuychiev,
  • G. K. Khudaykulova,
  • Sh. B. Rakhmatullaeva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22627/2072-8107-2019-18-2-20-23
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 2
pp. 20 – 23

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In most cases, HIV infection in children is accompanied by the development of anemia with a decrease in hemoglobin levels.We studied the structure of anemia in 114 children with HIV infection aged from 1 year to 18 years. Depending on the clinical stage of HIV infection, the patients were divided into 3 groups: 1st group — 20 children with the second clinical stage of HIV infection; 2nd group — 74 children with the third clinical stage; 3rd group — 20 children with a fourth clinical stage. Serum iron and ferritin were determined.In the majority of patients (95.2%) of the studied groups iron deficiency anemia (IDA) was detected, in 4.8% of cases anemia of chronic diseases (ACD) was detected.The importance of differentiation of the identified anemia determines the therapeutic tactics and the need for the appointment of iron-containing drugs.

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