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10592072

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty HIV-infected children were cross-sectionally examined for morphologic hepatic abnormalities, using ultrasonography or histology. Abdominal ultrasonography was performed in 27 children. The liver structure was normal in four patients, one of whom had moderate symptoms of the HIV infection and three of them severe symptoms. Abnormal liver structure, compatible with hepatic steatosis, was found in 23 (85%) patients. Five of them were in an early stage of the HIV infection (category N or A), three patients were ranked in category B and 15 patients in category C. Histological examination of the liver was performed in 11 children and steatosis was documented in ten (91%). In seven (70%) of these ten children steatosis had been suspected by ultrasonography. In conclusion, steatosis is common in HIV-infected children. It is non-specific and has no impact on disease, diagnostic evaluation or management. Conclusion Ultrasonography is a sensitive, accurate, non-invasive screening tool. It is more reliable than liver function tests.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0340-6199
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
158
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
971-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Hepatic steatosis: a frequent non-specific finding in HIV-infected children.
pubmed:affiliation
University Children's Hospital of Zürich, Infectious Diseases Unit, Steinwiesstrasse 75, CH-8032 Zürich, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article