Digestive, hepatic, and nutritional manifestations in Latin American children with HIV/AIDS
Velasco-Benítez, C.Alberto.
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 47 Suppl. 1: S24-S26
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1536-4801 PMID: 18667913 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e3181818f69Document Number: 203236
The HIV/AIDS infection is increasing in Latin America and the Caribbean regions, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In Latin America, most cases are in Brasil, Mexico, and Colombia. Some causes of the HIV/AIDS infection in Latin America are poverty, limitations on the access to antiretroviral drugs, poor response from governmental and health authorities, migration, and scantiness of research resources. In the pediatric population, perinatal transmission is the main contact mechanism. Several digestive, hepatic, and nutritional manifestations allow the classification of HIV infection in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Improvement in knowledge of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, physiopathology; and management of HIV enteropathy and on nutritional care practices of infected HIV children is recommended.