Clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of patients living with HIV and co-infected with tuberculosis and histoplasmosis: a 5-y retrospective case series.
María Eugenia Castellanos ReynosaMaria Eugenia CaalDanicela MercadoNarda MedinaJuan Carlos PérezTheophilus I EmetoEduardo ArathoonPublished in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2024)
PLHIV with concurrent TB and histoplasmosis infections are characterised by AHD, predominantly presenting with disseminated forms of these infections and with unspecific symptoms and signs. This evidence calls for early HIV and opportunistic infection screening and insights into the challenges and opportunities for the efficient diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with AHD with concurrent histoplasmosis and TB infections.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- hiv aids
- locally advanced
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- hepatitis c virus
- prognostic factors
- hiv positive
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- squamous cell carcinoma
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- cross sectional
- hiv testing
- african american
- physical activity
- skeletal muscle
- south africa
- rectal cancer