Fever in Patients with HIV Infection in a Teaching Hospital in Iran
| Author | Negin Esmailpour | en |
| Author | Mehrnaz Rasooli Nejad | en |
| Author | Rahim Badrfam | en |
| Author | Payam Ghazi | en |
| Author | Atefeh Zandifar | en |
| Author | Parastoo Kheirandish | en |
| Author | Banafsheh Moradmand Badie | en |
| Author | Shirin Afhami | en |
| Issued Date | 2010-07-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Fever, is a common sign during the course of HIV infection. The aim of this study was to describe the etiology and clinical characteristics of fever among HIV/AIDS patients in a teaching hospital in Iran. Patients and Methods: In this existing data study, we retrospectively reviewed the charts of admitted HIV/AIDS patients with fever to Imam Khomeini hospital, from October 1995 to March 2005 to assess the causes of their fever. Results: Totally, 125 admissions were performed for 120 patients. The mean (SD) age was 34.8 14.7 years. The final diagnosis of fever was determined in 65.6% of all admissions. Mostly (34.4%), the cause of fever remained undiagnosed. Pulmonary tuberculosis was the most commonly identified etiology of fever (33.6%), followed by opportunistic infections such as oral candidiasis, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and cerebral toxoplasmosis. Conclusion: Tuberculosis is the most common infection in Iranian HIV/AIDS patients and appropriate workup should be considered in all feverish HIV/AIDS patients. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | HIV/AIDS | en |
| Keyword | Fever | en |
| Keyword | Tuberculosis | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Fever in Patients with HIV Infection in a Teaching Hospital in Iran | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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