Abstract

MORENO NIYOLLYS, Franco et al. Lesiones Hepáticas en pacientes con síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA). Gen [online]. 2007, vol.61, n.4, pp.259-261. ISSN 0016-3503.

The liver can be frequently a target of the virus of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV), during the first infection period as in advanced stages of the disease. Aim: The objective of the present study was to determine the histological findings in hepatic biopsies of patient with AIDS hospitalized in our centre. Materials and Methods: 21 patients were included who had a hepatic biopsy taken between March 2001 and March 2006; the clinical data were taken from the registries of medical files. All specimens were treated with special colorations and were analyzed by pathologists with experience in hepathology. Results: There were 16 male patients and 5 female, with ages ranging between 63-25 years old. Of the 21 biopsies the findings were reported in 18, 10 had granulomatous hepatitis, 2 hepatic steatosis, 1 chronic hepatitis by virus B, 1 steatohepatitis, 1 non Hodgkin lymphoma, 1 histoplasmosis, 1 hepatotoxicity and 1 was not conclusive. Conclusion: In our study the most frequent finding was granulomatous hepatitis, the biopsy confirmed in some cases the clinical suspicion and in most of the cases the indication was an alteration in the laboratory hepatic profile. We recommend a liver biopsy to be performed in those patients where clinical findings and less invasive tests have not helped to come to a definite diagnosis.

Keywords : AIDS; hepatic injuries; hepatic biopsies.