Tuberculosis in homosexual men with HIV disease.
In a 1-year period 4 cases of disseminated tuberculosis were seen among homosexual men with HIV infection. In 3 of the cases tuberculosis was the initial manifestation of defective cell mediated immunity. It is concluded that tuberculosis must be considered in any anti-HIV positive patient presenting with fever of unknown origin.
D000386:AIDS-Related Complex / Q000175:diagnosis; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*