title: Adult respiratory distress syndrome and pancytopenia associated with miliary tuberculosis in a HIV-infected patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mofredj
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guerin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leibinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Masmoudi
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents