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Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

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    To Find Out Prevalence of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) In Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection


    Vishal Singh Thakur, Prabhat Singh, Karan Gandotra
    JCDR. 2023: 1362-1375

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    INDIA has significant Tb burden. HIV positive people account for 10-13%of Tb cases. TB pandemic is being fuelled by HIV epidemic. The purpose of this research was to estimate the prevalence of extrapulmonary TB co infection with HIV in an understudied community in northern India. After receiving ethical approval we conducted study on adults HIV infected patients of either sex with extrapulmonary tuberculosis who attended ART centre, OPD, and admitted in GMC Jammu. Total 200 patients were out of which 24 patients having EPTB. Out of 24 patients 7 had tubercular effusion (29.17%). 8 had tubercular lymphadenopathy (33.33)%. 5 had abdominal tuberculosis (20.83), 4 had different form of EPTB including 2 with TB meningitis 1 with Tb pericardial effusion. Hence showing high prevalence of TB Lymphadenopathy and tubercular effusion in HIV Patients

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