Pleural involvement in HIV infection : clinico-radiological profile and prognostic significance

The clinico-radiological profile of seven patients with pleural involvement and HIV infection is presented. Five out of seven subjects had a right-sided effusion. The aetiology in three cases; two tubercular and one invasive candidiasis was established by pleural biopsy. The mortality was high (5/7)...

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Published inIndian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 113 - 117
Main Authors ARORA, V. K, GOWRINATH, K, SAMBASIVA RAO, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Delhi Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute 01.07.1994
Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Female
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - mortality
Humans
Immunodeficiencies
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
Immunopathology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pleural Diseases - diagnosis
Pleural Diseases - etiology
Pleural Diseases - mortality
Pleural Effusion - pathology
Prognosis
Survival Rate
Tropical medicine
Asia
India
Human
Immunopathology
Effusion
Respiratory disease
Retroviridae
AIDS
Immune deficiency
Infection
Virus
Viral disease
Lentivirinae
Pleural disease
Complication
Diagnosis
Human immunodeficiency virus
Pleura
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Summary:The clinico-radiological profile of seven patients with pleural involvement and HIV infection is presented. Five out of seven subjects had a right-sided effusion. The aetiology in three cases; two tubercular and one invasive candidiasis was established by pleural biopsy. The mortality was high (5/7) indicating a poor prognosis in patients of HIV with pleural involvement.
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ISSN:0377-9343