PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV PATIENTS IN MANSOURA FEVER HOSPITAL.
Elmorsy, A., Zaghloul, M., Shalaby, N., Hewidy, A., El-shahawy, H., Elhalawany, N. (2017). PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV PATIENTS IN MANSOURA FEVER HOSPITAL.. EKB Journal Management System, 23(1), 1-4. doi: 10.21608/zumj.2017.4677
Ahmed Elmorsy; Mohamed Zaghloul; Nessrin Shalaby; Asem Hewidy; Heba El-shahawy; Nagwa Elhalawany. "PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV PATIENTS IN MANSOURA FEVER HOSPITAL.". EKB Journal Management System, 23, 1, 2017, 1-4. doi: 10.21608/zumj.2017.4677
Elmorsy, A., Zaghloul, M., Shalaby, N., Hewidy, A., El-shahawy, H., Elhalawany, N. (2017). 'PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV PATIENTS IN MANSOURA FEVER HOSPITAL.', EKB Journal Management System, 23(1), pp. 1-4. doi: 10.21608/zumj.2017.4677
Elmorsy, A., Zaghloul, M., Shalaby, N., Hewidy, A., El-shahawy, H., Elhalawany, N. PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV PATIENTS IN MANSOURA FEVER HOSPITAL.. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 23(1): 1-4. doi: 10.21608/zumj.2017.4677

PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV PATIENTS IN MANSOURA FEVER HOSPITAL.

Zagazig University Medical Journal
Article 1, Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2017, Page 1-4  XML PDF (837.49 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2017.4677
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Authors
Ahmed Elmorsy1; Mohamed Zaghloul2; Nessrin Shalaby3; Asem Hewidy3; Heba El-shahawy4; Nagwa Elhalawany3
1Chest Medicine departments, Faculty of Medicine - Mansoura University - Egypt
2Clinical Pathology departments, Faculty of Medicine - Mansoura University - Egypt
3Chest Medicine departments, Faculty of Medicine - Mansoura University - Egypt
4Clinical Patholog departments, Faculty of Medicine - Mansoura University - Egypt
Abstract
Background: A remarkable cluster of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and Kaposi's sarcoma male cases with history of homosexuality first described in 1981, since that period fundamental improvement in understanding this acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have been carried out [1].
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the pulmonary complications in patients with HIV. Patients and Methods: A descriptive study conducted on 200 seropositive HIV adult patients screened for chest problems; 76 patients of them were included, and then TB infection has been excluded in 53 patients (70%). Results: Acute bronchitis (36%), community acquired pneumonia (CAP) (24%), chronic obstructive airway diseases (15%) and infective endocarditis (8%) in addition to malignancy were the manifested complications in those patients. Conclusion: HIV patients with advanced immune suppression are vulnerable group for chest complications from acute bronchitis to malignancy.
Keywords
HIV; human immune deficiency virus, TB; tuberculosis, CAP; Community Acquired Pneumonia
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