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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2004, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (1): 40-41.

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The analysis of 34 cases with HIV positive and pulmonary tuberculosis

Su Huiyong,Yang Xuewen,Su Jiankang,et al.   

  1. Dali Bai Nationality Autonomic County of Yunnan province peoples hospital,Dali 671000
  • Online:2004-01-10 Published:2004-11-03

Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical manifestation and diagnosis of HIV positive cases combined with pulmonary tuberculosis.Methods 117 HIV positive cases were examined by X-ray and other laboratory tests.Results 34 to 117 HIV positive cases had tuberculosis.The rate was 29.1%.The clinical manifestation included fever,cough,emaciation hemoptysis and dyspnea.The X-ray revealed that most pulmonary tuberculosis were Ⅲ type,the positive rate was 61.8%.The pulmonary tuberculosis cases with HIV positive sometimes combinated with other opportunity infections,such as candidiasis,the positiver rate was 37.5%.Conclusion HIV positive cases always are drug injection users.The pulmonary tuberculosis cases which with candidiasis or other opportuni infections should do HIV test.

Key words: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Pulmonary tuberculosis