[Pathological anatomy of HIV infection according to data in Saint-Petersburg].
The results of postmortem investigation of 101 cases of HIV infection at its different stages in Saint-Petersburg are analyzed. The challenges to a pathologist performing the autopsy are discussed. There has been an increase in the number of deaths since 2000, among drug users in particular. Macrophacytic transformation and specific HIV-related encephalitis are among the most important changes directly associated with immunodeficiency virus. Among secondary infections, cryptococcosis, cytomegaly, pneumocystosis, and tuberculosis are most common and significant.
Tsinzerling
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Saint-Petersburg State University, S.P. Botkin City Infection Hospital No. 30, Saint-Petersburg.
Komarova
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Vasil'eva
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Karev
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012426:Russia; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology