Hyperferritinemia as a Prognostic Factor for Immunosuppression in Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

• Main Authors: Laura Palencia, Rafael Villalobos Perozo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2011
• Subjects: sida; hiperferritinemia; factor pronóstico; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Sida
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/5734cbbc78d241ffac1ee271112459e8

A prospective study was carried out to determine if hyperferritinemia is a predictive factor for immunosuppression in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The population consisted of 40 patients hospitalized at the University Hospital of Maracaibo (Hospital Universitario de Marac...