title: [Respiratory function in heroin addicts with or without HIV infection. Study of 107 cases with a 6-month follow-up of 36 subjects].
abstract: Both intravenous drug addiction (IVDA) and HIV infection can involve respiratory system. So, we have studied pulmonary function in 107 heroin abusers during deprivation to clarify the extent of these two factors respectively. Two groups were separated: 50 subjects without HIV infection (HIV-) and 57 seropositive subjects (HIV+) in early stage of the disease (mean CD4 lymphocytes: 457 +/- 61/mm3). 36 subjects have been investigated 6 months later to evaluate the reversibility of possible observed abnormalities. Altered pulmonary function was encountered similarly in HIV+ and HIV-. DLco was abnormal in 40% of cases both in HIV+ (mean DLco: 63.4 +/- 1.1% of predicted values) and HIV- (mean DLco: 65.4 +/- 1.5% pred); obstructive lung disease was present in 18% of HIV- (FEV1/VC: 63.8 +/- 2.5) and 9% of HIV+ (FEV1/VC: 61 +/- 3.6); restrictive lung disease was found more frequently (16% vs 10%) in HIV+ (FEV1/VC: 81.2 +/- 2.1, TLC: 72.4 +/- 3.6% pred) than in HIV- (FEV1/VC: 84.2 +/- 1.6, TLC: 71.2 +/- 0.9% pred). These abnormalities were not associated with significant arterial blood gas modifications. As a whole, DLco tend to improve in the two groups and this significantly for HIV+ (p less than 0.03). But for individuals initial DLco alteration was persistent in 68% of cases suggesting slow improvement. In conclusion, in this study HIV+ and HIV- IVDA were not different concerning pulmonary function. In this risk group, DLco itself had a poor specificity and only it follow-up may be of interest for pulmonary opportunistic infection screening.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie et Allergologie, CHU Purpan, Toulouse.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Escamilla
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pecoul
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hermant
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Besombes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krempf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: La fonction respiratoire chez l'héroïnomane avec et sans infection par le VIH. Etude de 107 cas avec un suivi à 6 mois chez 36 sujets.