Pulmonary Tuberculosis among HIV/AIDS Patients: Chest X-ray Characteristics | ||
| Suez Canal University Medical Journal | ||
| Editorial, Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2020, Pages 1-14 PDF (445.92 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/scumj.2020.36013.1014 | ||
| Author | ||
| Majid Darraj* | ||
| Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Gizan city, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) constitute the main burden of infectious disease worldwide. Infection with HIV increases an individual’s risk to 20-fold of developing active TB. Chest X-ray (CXR) is one of the important tools used in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis among people living with HIV/AIDS. The spectrum of radiological findings varies according to HIV status and immunological status. This review designed to identify the common CXR findings encountered in pulmonary TB-HIV coinfection. The electronic search was in two main databases PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar were conducted using the search term: “Chest X-ray/radiological features/ Findings/ characteristics, pulmonary TB and HIV/AIDS co-infection”. It was found that typical radiological finding is closely related to the immunological status, where the atypical presentations were commonly reported in PTB-HIV confection. It could be included that interpretation of CXR in areas with a high prevalence of HIV-related TB necessitates interpreters to be provided with HIV status and the degree of immunosuppression. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Pulmonary TB; HIV/AIDS; Chest X-ray | ||
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