[Clinical and ultrastructural evaluation of nasal mucociliary function in HIV-positive patients. Preliminary investigation].
Nasal mucociliary transport was studied in 33 HIV-positive patients with different stages of infection. Ciliary ultrastructure was studied in 8 of these cases. At the time of study, 24 patients had respiratory infections. Disturbances in mucociliary transport were found in 25 cases. In 6 of the 8 studies of ciliary ultrastructure, changes in the ciliary axonema were found, particularly in the central and peripheral microtubules.
Armengot
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M
Servicio de ORL, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia.
Climent
B
B
Carda
C
C
Ortega
E
E
Basterra
J
J
D000328:Adult; D002923:Cilia / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002925:Ciliary Motility Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008870:Microtubules / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications