Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

Study of Anaemia in HIVAIDS patients and its relation with CD4 counts

Dr. Shilpa Mittal, Dr. Praveen Mangal

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Background and objectives: Anemia is an important clinical problem in patients with HIV infection and those with AIDS. It is an important cause of increased morbidity in HIV patients, and is still usually under investigated. Very few studies have correlated the immune status with the severity of anaemia. The present study aims to analyze the type and severity of anaemia with CD4 cell counts. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective descriptive study consisting of seventy five HIV/AIDS patients with clinically evident anaemia coming to ART centre of a tertiary health care center. Study consisted of a medical history, CD4 T-lymphocyte count, complete hemogram with red blood cell indices, and peripheral smear picture. Bone marrow examination was done after proper written consent. Anemia was classified according to the World Health Organization criteria. Data analysis was carried out using Microsoft Excel and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software. Results: Normocytic normochromic anaemia was the most common type of anaemia seen in 58.66% of patients. 62.16% of AIDS patients had severe anaemia whereas only 50% of Non-AIDS patients had severe anaemia. Stainable iron in bone marrow was found to be normal in most of the patients i.e. 45 (60%) out of 75 cases, out of which 22 were in AIDS group and 23 were in Non AIDS group. Conclusion: There was increased severity of anaemia in advanced stage of disease. Variations in type and underlying mechanisms of anaemia in HIV patients warrants careful evaluation for the wellbeing of the patient.

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STUDY OF ANAEMIA IN HIVAIDS PATIENTS AND ITS RELATION WITH CD4 COUNTS, Dr. Shilpa Mittal, Dr. Praveen Mangal GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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