It was reported that HIV-infected persons were at much higher risk to develop active tuberculosis than HIV-none-infected persons, about 10% of whom might develop active tuberculosis through their lives, almost identical percentage of HIV-infected persons had developed active tuberculosis annually. In Japan, 2838 HIV-infected persons including 621 AIDS-cases were reported by the end of June 1993. Oct. Ten HIV-infected cases of active mycobacteriosis have been reported in literatures or on scientific meeting. We experienced two tuberculosis cases with HIV-infection recently and will report herein.
First case: A 23 years-old male student of Japanese-language school from Myammer.He was admitted to our hospital because of high fever and cough. His chest X-ray filmtaken on admission showed left hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes swelling, calcification ofleft hylar lymph node and infiltration in middle lung field. Sputum smear for acid fastbacilli was strongly positive. The cultured isolates were identified as Mycobacteriumtuberculosis by DNA probe methods and were susceptibility tests were sensitive to allantituberculous drugs. Tuberculine skin reaction was negative. Laboratory data on admission: serum albumin level was 2.7g/dl, A/G ratio was 0.75, CRP was 26.4 dg/ml, HBeantigen and antibody were positive, HIV antibody was positive by PA method and Westernblott method, total lymphocyte count was 410/μl, total T lymphocyte count was 303/μl, total B lymphocyte count was 29/μl, CD4
+ T lymphocyte count was 37/μl, CD8
+ T lymphocytecount was 279/μl, CD4
+/CD8
+ ratio was 0.1. He was treated with streptomycin 1g per day twice a week, isoniazid 0.4g per day, rifampicin 0.45 g per day and pyrazinamide 1.2g per day. After two monthes his clinical symptoms were improved and he discharged.
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