Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic infection and cause of death in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in developing countries. TB-HIV cases showed an increase in recent years. There has been no report on TB-HIV patient profiles in RSCM. The purpose of this study was to obtain data an demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiological TB-HIV patients. This stud…
ABSTRACT Background: Incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonaly disease (COPD)acute exacerbation of increases in pilgrims during hay period. Early diagnosis and grading of COPD before hajj is important to start treatment and reduce risk of acuteexacerbation. Body Mass, Obstruction, Dyspnea, Exercise (BODE)index is a multidimensional grading system to predict risk of COPD acute exacerbation. …
ABSTRACT Ducky round: Chronicobstructive pulmonwydisease(COPD)becomeso significanthealth problentduring pilgrimage for Moslems. Data from Indonesian Ministry of Health showed that acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOP))) ranked second in the causes of death of pilgrims in 2008, with mortality proportion of 12.3%. To date, no known publication has reported the proportion and risk factors associat…
A parapneumonic effusion is the collection of exudative fiuid in thepleural space associated with a concurrent pulmonary infection. Parapneumonic effusions account for approximately one-third of all effusions, and about 40% ofpatients with pneumonia develop a concomitant ejfitsion. Patients with pneumonia who develop an effusion have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Some of the exc…