title: [The importance of tuberculosis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The clinical and therapeutic aspects].
abstract: These is presented a study of 50 patients suffering TB and AIDS. The universe was divided in two: group I, when TB was considered the first manifestation of AIDS; (27 males and 2 females). Group II, when TB was preceded by some opportunistic infection, some kind of cancer, or some clinical symptoms compatible with wasting syndrome; (20 males and 1 female). There was no difference between the two groups regarding epidemiology, since homo-bisexuality was the most frequent among males. Neither were significantly different the clinical features of TB in both groups, and the most frequent symptoms were: fever, productive cough and painful lymphadenopathy. Both groups showed miliary infiltration on the lung X-rays; lymph nodes were the most frequent extrapulmonary localization. The only significant difference was found when the mortality was compared group I, 10 patients (34.4%) vs 16 (76%) from group II (p less than 0.01). An other part of the study is related with the efficacy of rifampin and isoniazide (31 cases), compared to their efficiency when these drugs are used combined with a third one (10 cases); the results showed no significant difference.
authors.affiliation: Centro Médico La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cano-Domínguez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villarreal-Urenda
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gómez-Campos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Cruz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Becerra-Carmona
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
vernacular_title: La importancia de la tuberculosis en el síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida. Aspectos clínicos y terapéuticos.