title: HIV-TB: the 'cursed duet'.
abstract: Tuberculosis is the most common infection among HIV-infected patients in India. More deaths were reported due to tuberculosis in AIDS patients in pre-antiretroviral therapy era. HIV is the strongest of all known, risk factors for the development of TB. Tuberculosis can develop at any stage of the HIV disease. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is more common and constitues half of the cases in HIV-infected individual with TB. Hilar lymphadenopathy is frequently observed. TB in HIV frequently poses a diagnostic challenge. Acid-fast bacillus demonstration on sputum smear microscopy is the main-stay laboratory investigation for TB. In addition to antituberculous therapy, antiretroviral therapy must be initiated in HIV-infected individual with TB. Early referrals to the RNTCP and ART programmes are the best option for management.
authors: Charak Palika Hospital, New Delhi.
authors: Amitabh
authors: A
authors: Kumar
authors: Upasna
authors: U
authors: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015897:Comorbidity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents