title: [Pathological anatomy of HIV infection according to data in Saint-Petersburg].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Saint-Petersburg State University, S.P. Botkin City Infection Hospital No. 30, Saint-Petersburg.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Tsinzerling
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Komarova
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Vasil'eva
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Karev
mesh_terms: 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