Ultrasonography assessment of gut and mesenteric lymph nodes in hiv infected pediatric patients
C Bezzio, F Furfaro, C Mantegazza, M Monteleone, G Maconi · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2013 · Heft 10
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Purpose: The gastrointestinal tract is a primary target for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and it has been suggested as the main reservoir of HIV, despite antiretroviral therapy (HAART). We performed a prospective study aimed at assessing gut involvement in HIV infected paediatric patients, either naïve and on HAART, through not invasive methods such as bowel ultrasound and faecal calprotectin (faecal marker of gut inflammation). Material and methods: 30 HIV infected children and youth underwent in the same day a series of instrumental and biochemical tests aimed to assess both gut involvement and the contro…
