A study on Meningitis among patients with HIV at a Tertiary care hospital
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 8
Abstract
HIV/AIDS has posed many unprecedented challenges. It causes a white spectrum of disease manifestation. Approximately 60 % of the AIDS patients have neurological symptoms and 80-90 % is found to have neuropathological abnormality at biopsy. In this method Patents admitted in medicine, neurology and skin and STD with symptoms referring to nervous system were screened and confirmed to have HIV-1 and/or HIV-2 infection(seropositive) by two HIV test systems (Rapid / ELISA / Western Blot) were enrolled if they met the inclusion criteria. In results it was found that cryptococcal meningitis (28%) was more commonly present followed by TB meningitis (24%), Tuberculoma (16%), and meningo encephalitis (4%). In conclusion there is high incidence of neurological manifestations with tuberculosis and Cryptococci being commonest pathogenic agents in course of HIV infections in this study. Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Tubercular meningitis; Cryptococcal meningitis.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. U. M. Natarajan, Dr. S. P. Prakash
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP374643
- DOI -
- Views 74
- Downloads 0
Intrathecal Bupivacaine with Different Doses of Clonidine in Elective Surgeries: A Comparative Study
Intrathecal clonidine is a very safe, nonopioid adjuvant to local anesthetics to prolong the duration of analgesia without any major side effects. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of clonidin...
Arterial Stiffness is More Associated with Abdominal than Generalized Obesity in Adult Males of Western Rajasthan, India
Abstract: Studies suggested that obesity; arterial stiffness and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are interrelated. Analyzing relation between arterial stiffness and type of obesity can be helpful in prediction of CVD in ob...
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated From Various Clinical Samples in a Tertiary Care Hospital
S. aureus is by far the most important human pathogen among the staphylococci. S. aureus is one of the most common causes of healthcare and community associated infections. It has a remarkable capacity of acquiring diffe...
Analysis of Stump Complications Following Major Amputation in Diabetic Foot Complications using Amit Jain’s Principle and Practice for Diabetic Foot
Diabetic foot is a known devastating complication of diabetes. It is known to be associated with lower extremity amputation. Major amputation is associated with a variety of complications at stump. Around 43.75% of the p...
Health and Flood: Hidden Dangers and Challenges of Flood Disaster
Abstract: Floods are the most common natural disaster and the highest fatality rate among the natural disaster around the world. The health impacts of floods are wide ranging, and depend on many factors. The physical and...