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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

HIV is the main reason for failure to meet Tuberculosis (TB) control targets in high HIV settings. In spite of fewer people in USA suffering with TB, it remains a serious threat, especially for HIV-infected persons. In fact, worldwide TB is one of the leading causes of death among people infected with HIV. It is estimated that about 4.2% of Americans, with or without HIV infection, are infected with TB bacteria. People infected with HIV are more likely than uninfected people to get sick with other infections and diseases.

IRIS is a group of clinical syndromes associated with immune reconstitution that have been observed most commonly for mycobacterial infections (TB and disseminated MAC disease).[1]

Tuberculosis infection in HIV patients also affect the initiation of treatment. [2]

Pathophysiology

People infected with HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) are more likely than uninfected people to get sick with other infections and diseases. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of these diseases. TB is a disease that usually affects the lungs. It sometimes affects other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine.

References

  1. Navas E, Martín-Dávila P, Moreno L, Pintado V, Casado JL, Fortún J, Pérez-Elías MJ, Gomez-Mampaso E, Moreno S (2002). "Paradoxical reactions of tuberculosis in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who are treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy". Arch. Intern. Med. 162 (1): 97–9. PMID 11784229. Retrieved 2012-04-06. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Jacobson MA, Zegans M, Pavan PR, O'Donnell JJ, Sattler F, Rao N, Owens S, Pollard R (1997). "Cytomegalovirus retinitis after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy". Lancet. 349 (9063): 1443–5. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(96)11431-8. PMID 9164318. Retrieved 2012-04-06. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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