Clinical and radiographic features of HIV-related pulmonary tuberculosis according to the level of immunosuppression Características clínicas e radiológicas da tuberculose pulmonar associada ao HIV de acordo com o nível de imunossupressão

Medical charts and radiographs from 38 HIV-infected patients with positive cultures for Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage were reviewed in order to compare the clinical, radiographic, and sputum bacilloscopy characteristics of HIV-infected patients with pulmonary tuberculosis according to CD4+ lymphocyte count (CD4). The mean age of the patients was 32 years and 76% were male. The median CD4 was 106 cells/mm³ and 71% had CD4 Foram revisados prontuários e radiografias de 38 pacientes infectados pelo HIV com culturas de escarro ou lavado broncoalveolar positivas para Mycobacterium tuberculosis no intuito de comparar características clínicas, radiológicas e baciloscópicas de pacientes HIV-positivos com tuberculose pulmonar de acordo com a contagem de linfócitos CD4. A idade média dos pacientes foi 32 anos e 76% eram homens. Mediana de CD4 foi 106 cells/mm³ e 71% tinham CD4 <200cel/mm³. Baciloscopia de escarro foi positiva em 45%. Pacientes com CD4