Clinical presentation of tuberculosis in patients with AIDS: an Indian experience

Sharma, S.K.; Mohan, A.; Gupta, R.; Kumar, A.; Gupta, A.K.; Singhal, V.K.; Pande, J.N.

Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences 39(4): 213-220

1997


ISSN/ISBN: 0377-9343
PMID: 9654817
Document Number: 473053
A retrospective series of 25 patients with AIDS and tuberculosis is presented. Their clinical presentation, absolute lymphocyte count, CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocyte counts, treatment details and outcome are detailed. Commonest method of acquiring HIV infection was through heterosexual contact (10 of the 25; 40%) and blood transfusion (10 of the 25; 40%). More than 50% of the patients (14 of the 25) had extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Eighteen of the 19 patients for whom values were available had CD4+ lymphocyte count < 200/mm3. Four of the 18 patients for whom follow-up details were available died.

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