title: Thrombocytopenia in HIV-infected patients, Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: Thrombocytopenia is a blood dyscrasia common in AIDS patients that may result from increased viral load and diminished CD4 T lymphocytes. We evaluated the rate of thrombocytopenia (platelet count < 100 000/microL) in 170 HIV-infected patients (161 males and 9 females) from May 2000-April 2001 in Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran. All except 7 females were injecting drug users. While 34 patients had thrombocytopenia, 3 had severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count < 20 000/microL). Although prevalence was similar in various stages of HIV infection (18.5%-22.5%), severe thrombocytopenia was in patients with CD4 T cell count < 200 cells/microL. There were no other associated conditions. Mild thrombocytopenia is common in HIV-infected patients in our region.
authors.affiliation: HIV/STI/DU Counselling and Care Centre, Medical University of Kermanshah, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alaei
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alaei
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mansoori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019562:Viral Load