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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Pulmonary cystic disease in HIV positive individuals in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Three case reports
Journal of Medical Case Reports, Volume 1, Article 101, Year 2007
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Description
Pulmonary emphysema and bronchiectasis in HIV seropositive patients has been described in the presence of injection drug use, malnutrition, repeated opportunistic infections, such as Pneumocytis jirovici pneumonia and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, and has been linked to the presence of HIV virus in lung tissue. Given the high burden of pulmonary infections and malnutrition among people living with HIV in resource poor settings, these individuals may be at increased risk of developing pulmonary emphysema, potentially reducing the long term benefit of antiretroviral therapy (ART) if initiated late in the course of HIV infection. In this report, we describe three HIV-infected individuals (one woman and two children) presenting with extensive pulmonary cystic disease. © 2007 Callens et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Callens, Steven F.J.
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kitetele, Faustin Nd
Democratic Republic Congo, Kinshasa
Pediatric Hospital Kalembe Lembe
Lelo, Patricia V.M.
Democratic Republic Congo, Kinshasa
Universite de Kinshasa
Shabani, Nicole
Democratic Republic Congo, Kinshasa
Universite de Kinshasa
Lusiama, Jean
Democratic Republic Congo, Kinshasa
Universite de Kinshasa
Wemakoy, Okitolanda
Democratic Republic Congo, Kinshasa
Universite de Kinshasa
Colebunders, Robert Leon
Belgium, Antwerpen
Universiteit Antwerpen
Behets, Frieda M.T.F.
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
van Rie, Annelies
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1752-1947-1-101
ISSN:
17521947
e-ISSN:
17521947
Research Areas
Food Security
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Congo
Participants Gender
Female