Adult respiratory distress syndrome and pancytopenia associated with miliary tuberculosis in a HIV-infected patient.
Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a rare but severe complication of miliary tuberculosis, which may appear even after introduction of antituberculosis therapy. Mortality has been reported to be as high as 100% if there is associated pancytopenia. We report a case of a patient infected with the human immunodeficiency virus who presented with miliary tuberculosis associated with pancytopenia and adult respiratory distress syndrome.
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Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France.
Guerin
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Leibinger
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Masmoudi
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000209:etiology*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents