title: Disseminated tuberculosis in an AIDS/HIV-infected patient.
abstract: Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) is commonly seen in HIV-infected patients and is major cause of death in these patients. In HIV-infected patients disseminated tuberculosis is frequently undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. In this article we report a case of disseminated TB in a HIV-infected patient with a relatively long history of fever and other complaints without definite diagnosis. Diagnosis of disseminated TB was confirmed by bone marrow biopsy and polymerase chain reaction analysis (PCR) of the ascitic fluid. With anti-TB treatment signs and symptoms improved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Parmorad@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Abdi-Liae
authors.forename: Pardis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moradnejad
authors.forename: Neda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alijani
authors.forename: Hamide
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khazraiyan
authors.forename: Sedigeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mansoori
authors.forename: Naseh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents