TB Research

Case Report: Pulmonary Tuberculosis Reactivation in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Case Report

Elena Hogea, Diana-Luminita Manolescu, Alexandra-Cristina Muntean, Madalina-Amalia Teoteoi-Popa, Teodora Moisil, Mihai-Calin Bica, Ciprian-Nicolae Pilut, Andreea-Maria Miclau, et al. (10 authors)

Annals of Clinical and Medical Case Reports · 2022-01

Abstract

We present one case of co-infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in a patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). It`s a case of a 27-year-old woman admitted at the Clinical Hospital of Infectious Disease and Pneumology ”Dr. Victor Babeș” Timișoara. The patient was known to be HIV-positive since 2019 and developed pulmonary tuberculosis during the therapy. The patient was non-compliant at antiretroviral therapy and developed pulmonary tuberculosis first time in December 2020. One year later, the same patient was admitted in the hospital with pulmonary manifestations and a reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis was once again confirmed.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Infectious disease (medical specialty)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Disease
  • Pediatrics
  • Virology
  • Immunology