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9156112

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-6-3
pubmed:abstractText
To delineate the demographic features and clinical profile of male and female individuals utilizing a respite, rehabilitation and hospice centre in London, a retrospective study of patient notes was undertaken. The subjects were 59 male and 59 female HIV patients at first admission to the hospice. The study revealed clinically important differences between men and women and also identified special problems for African women and intravenous drug users. Women experienced more constipation, headache and musculoskeletal pain than men. Men suffered more neuropathic pain and visual loss. Lower respiratory tract infections were more common in women, especially in those with a history of injection drug use. Gynaecological morbidity was common. There was no difference in AIDS diagnoses between men and women. HIV encephalopathy developed in 23% of the cohort during the follow-up period which has implications for provider units. There are increasing numbers of HIV-positive women and injection drug users being referred for palliative care services. Multidisciplinary teams should be aware of the particular symptom profile of these groups.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0269-2163
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
152-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
HIV infection: the spectrum of symptoms and disease in male and female patients attending a London hospice.
pubmed:affiliation
Antigen Presentation Research Group, Imperial College School of Medicine at Northwick Park, Harrow, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article