Case Series
Tuberculosis Meningitis in People Living with HIV/AIDS in a Health Center in the Brazilian Amazon: A Silent Disease
Table 1
Epidemiological profile of patients with tuberculous meningitis.
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| | Sex | M | F | M | M | M | | Age (years) | 29 | 32 | 29 | 67 | 58 | | CD4 nadir | 35 cells | 315 cells | 77 cells | 32 cells | 26 cells | | HIV diagnosis time | To hospitalization | 3 years ago | 1 year ago | 4 months ago | To hospitalization | | ART adhesion | - | NO | NO | YES | - | | Hospitalization time(days) | 43 | 24 | 64 | 22 | 27 | | Tuberculosis scheme | RHZE | RHZE | RHZE | RHZE | RHZE | | Reinternation | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | | Tuberculosis extra-meningeal | Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Óssea | Miliar | Ganglionar | | Outcome | Discharge | Hospital transfer | Discharge | Death | Discharge |
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ART, antiretroviral therapy. CD4 nadir, first CD4 T lymphocyte count.
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