Resistant Tuberculosis in HIV-Positive Patients: A Growing Public Health Threat
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Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a pathology considered one of the main causes death by single infectious agent, ranking just after HIV / AIDS. Indeed, its emergence and difficulty treatment, especially in resistant form, patients with co-infection other diseases immundéprimante as HIV. Observation 1: 31 years old presented febrile headaches complicated epileptic seizures. The MRI scan showed 3 cockeyed multilocular lesions suggesting neuromeningeal tuberculosis. serology came back positive during first line treatment he relapsed resistance test was positive. 2: 45 progressive alteration state associated signs tuberculosis impregnation meningeal syndrome. BK CSF sputum brain imaging allowed us to retain diagnosis patient put on anti-bacillary ERIP k4 corticotherapy. workup for able establish an infection. After weeks had bad evolution search positive. Observation 3: 25 old, pulmonary manifested hemoptysis small abundance deep general state, sputum, well image tuberculous cavern thoracic CT. Bad 2 months worsening symptoms neuro systemic involvement Discussion: Drug-resistant major global public health challenge. In this article, we present three cases drug-resistant TB HIV-coinfected patients, highlighting increasing prevalence multidrug-resistant (MDR-TB) strains worldwide. order control spread dreaded disease, it essential improve regimens, promote vaccination, educate affected adherence treatment. conclusion: Diagnosis should be prompt if there delay or lack improvement conventional
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Internal Medicine
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2330-4324', '2330-4316']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajim.20231103.15