Manuela Arbune 1, E. Zbranca 2, Voichiţa Mogoş 2
1 Spitalul de Boli Infecţioase “Sf. Cuv. Parascheva” Galaţi
2 Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie “Gr. T. Popa” Iaşi
Abstract
HIV related growth deficiencies have complex pathways. Growth pattern for 11-18 years old Romanian HIV infected adolescents was assessed. Significant growth deficiencies (height and weight) were found on HIV 11-age group vs. control group, both for boys and for girls. On 18 age, height and weight tend to be closer to control group, due to “catch up growth”. “Catch up growth” is influenced by pubertal status (p<0.001) and immunity (p<0.001). Height deficiency is more significant than weight deficiency, for both sexes. Male sex is more severe affected by growth deficiencies.