Abstract
This case series describes the clinical and laboratory profile of 15 patients with tuberculosis (TB) HIV coinfection admitted to a referral centre in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Most of the patients (13) were male; the mean age was 36.9 years. Intravenous drug use was the route of transmission for all males and heterosexual intercourse for the 2 females; 12 patients had a history of imprisonment. All patients had pulmonary TB; 13 were smear-positive and all except 1 had atypical radiological presentation. Drug-induced hepatitis occurred in 3 patients and 12 had hepatitis C coinfection. Five patients died. The mean CD4 count was 229.2 (SD 199.5) cells/mm3 and 78.6% had CD4 count < 350. TB may be an AIDS-defining illness in this country.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 283-291 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Mar 1 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)