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ArticleIndian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS

Clinical manifestations and outcome of patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection at tertiary care teaching hospital.

Virendra Chandrashekhar Patil, Harsha V Patil

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Virendra Chandrashekhar PatilDepartment of Medicine, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra, India.
Harsha V PatilDepartment of Microbiology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra, India.

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backgroundAIDS has become chronic illness which is well treated with antiretroviral therapy and management of opportunistic infections (OIs). AIMS AND

objectivesThe study clinical profile and outcome of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was retrospective observational study carried out over a period of 1 year (January 2011-December 2011). All HIV patients admitted in medicine ward, and ICU were enrolled. Statistical analysis was performed using SSPE statistical software trial version 11. The P< 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.

resultsOf total 111 patients with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, 75 (67.56%) were male and 36 (32.43%) were female patients. A total 52 (46.84%) patients presented with respiratory manifestations, of them 23 (44.23%) had pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), 6 (11.53%) had tubercular effusion, and 3 (5.76%) had Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. Respiratory manifestations including pulmonary TB were the most common presentation (P< 0.001). Total 27 (24.32%) patients were presented with the neurological manifestation of them 8 (29.62%) had a cerebro-vascular accident, 5 (18.51%) had cryptococcal meningitis, 4 (14.81%) had tubercular meningitis, and 1 (3.70%) had progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Total 12 (38.70%) had acute gastroenteritis 6 (19.35%) had oral candidiasis, 8 (25%) had general tonic clonic seizure and 7 (21.87%) had pyrexia of unknown origin, 6 (18.75%) had septicemia, 6 (18.75%) had acute renal failure, and 6 (94.11%) had anemia. A total 11 (9.90%) patients succumbed.

conclusionsOverall respiratory manifestations were the common presentation in a present cohort of HIV seropositive patients and TB was the most common OI and the cerebrovascular accident was the most common neurological manifestation.

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Cryptococcal meningitishuman immunodeficiency virus seropositive patientsopportunistic infectionsPneumocystis jiroveciiprogressive multifocal leucoencephalopathypulmonary tuberculosis

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PMCPMC4857681

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