Tuberculosis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. How often does it mimic Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia?

Adjunctive corticosteroid therapy is recommended for selected human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with presumed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Because corticosteroids may exacerbate undiagnosed tuberculosis, we evaluated the frequency with which tuberculosis in HIV-infected patient...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1992-08, Vol.102 (2), p.428-432
Hauptverfasser:	BARNES, P. F, STEELE, M. A, YOUNG, S. M. M, VACHON, L. A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use AIDS/HIV Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system Biological and medical sciences Complications and side effects Diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential HIV infection HIV Infections - complications HIV Infections - diagnosis HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV-1 Human bacterial diseases human immunodeficiency virus 1 Humans Infectious diseases Lung - diagnostic imaging Medical sciences Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Opportunistic Infections - complications Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy Physiological aspects Pneumocystis - isolation & purification Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - complications Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - diagnosis Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - drug therapy Radiography Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pleural - complications Tuberculosis, Pleural - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis
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