[AIDS: problems and consequences in gynecology and obstetrics].
The increasing infection of young pregnant women with the LAV/HTLV-III virus means that AIDS is now also becoming a problem for the gynecologist. This article reports on findings in 6 women, four of whom have borne a child. The three children examined to date are infected, with one of the children manifesting a lymphadenopathy syndrome. This supports the supposition that, in the majority of cases, a diaplacental transmission of the virus to the child takes place during pregnancy. Since pregnancy, moreover, leads to a deterioration in the patient's condition, termination should be advised to women who are seropositive. Now that women belonging to non-risk groups have been found to be infected, generous interpretation of the known indications for antibody scanning in young women is recommended.
D000386:AIDS-Related Complex / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012306:Risk
AIDS: Probleme und Konsequenzen in Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe.