[An analysis of 100 consecutive tuberculosis cases in HIV-infected patients in a hospital in Cantabria].
In our setting, patients infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) show a high rate of tuberculosis infections which manifestations depend on the level of immunodeficiency reached.


METHODS
Clinical, radiological and evolutive characteristics are discussed of 100 diagnosed tuberculosis in seropositive patients during a time span of 52 months, relating them to the number of CD4 detected.


RESULTS
Tuberculosis pulmonary forms (65%) were more frequent than extra-pulmonary ones (35%) even in the advanced phases of the disease due to HIV, even tough the latter tend to cluster in patients with less than 200 CD1/mm. An unspecific febrile syndrome, normal results on simple radiological exploration and the difficulty to obtain diagnostic samples are facts which often delay the diagnosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Even tough the extra-pulmonary forms are more frequent in the last stages of the disease due to HIV, in our setting there is still a high incidence of pulmonary forms in all stages.
Departamento de Medicina Interna, H. U. Marqués de Valdecillo, Santander.
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015497:HIV-1; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology
Análisis de 100 tuberculosis consecutivas en pacientes infectados por VIH en un hospital de Cantabria.