THE URINARY SYNDROME IN HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS IN THE STAGE OF AIDS

Abstract

THE AIM of the investigation is the evaluation of urinary syndrome in HIV-infected patients in the stage of AIDS and in determining the causes and results of its development. PATIENTS AND METHODS. We evaluated the state of kidney changes in 100 patients, at the Regional Center of prophylactics and fight against AID of Odessa. The presence of urinary syndrome was judged after the determination of protein, erythrocytes, leucocytes and cylinders values in urine. The concentration of creatinine and uremic acid was also kept in mind. RESULTS. The evaluation of the state of the kidney function showed that the presence of urinary syndrome was an often clinical sign of HIV-infection. So the urinary syndrome was noted in 71 patient (71%). The main clinical form where the signs of urinary syndrome are registered is pielonephritis. With that, the urinary syndrome is noted in 19 patients, without clinical signs of pielonephritis. CONCLUSION. So in patients with AIDS one of the main concomitant pathology is pielonephritis, and urinary syndrome is noted in the majority of patients (71%). The urinary syndrome is registered in part of the patients formore than three month, which supports the formation of chronic kidney disease in patients with AIDS.