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Erschienen in: The Indian Journal of Pediatrics 3/2019

08.02.2019 | Editorial Commentary

Coming of Age: Young Adults with Perinatally Acquired HIV Infection

verfasst von: Aparna Mukherjee, Rakesh Lodha

Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 3/2019

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With the widespread availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART), a new demographic has been added to the people living with HIV (PLHIV) – young adults who were perinatally infected with HIV. In 2017, according to the World Health Organization, 5 million young people (15–24 y) were living with HIV including the vertically infected ones [1]. This group has their own unique perspectives and issues– physical, mental health, psycho-social, education and career. Recent studies worldwide have tried to provide insight into the issues of perinatally infected adolescents and young adults [2, 3]; there is still a substantial data gap, especially in the Indian context. The perinatally HIV infected adolescents and young adults face the consequences of the chronic disease per se as well as the long-term effects of ART. They may be shorter than their HIV uninfected counterparts with delayed puberty [4], have some degree of cognitive impairment [5], and lung function deterioration in the form of obstructive disease [6]. In addition, they are more likely to have other organ dysfunctions– cardiac and renal. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Coming of Age: Young Adults with Perinatally Acquired HIV Infection
verfasst von
Aparna Mukherjee
Rakesh Lodha
Publikationsdatum
08.02.2019
Verlag
Springer India
Erschienen in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Ausgabe 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Elektronische ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-019-02888-6

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