Two Cases of HIV-Tuberculosis Coinfection
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Two Cases of HIV-Tuberculosis Coinfection

Med J Bakirkoy 2008;4(3):115-118
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Abstract

Tuberculosis may have various manifestations in HIV positive patients according to the severity of immunosuppression. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis had a prominent increase during HIV/AIDS pandemic. The most frequent forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis are lymph node and pleural tuberculosis. Two cases of HIV/AIDS+tuberculosis lymphadenitis are reported to stress on the increase of tuberculosis in HIV positive cases and the frequency of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, opportunistic infection