Opportunistic infections in HIV Sri Lanka experience

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OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS IN HIV SRI LANKAN EXPERIENCE ANANDA WIJEWICKRAMA INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL


In 1987• The first HIV patient in Sri Lanka was diagnosed. • Clinicians were reluctant to accept the patient • Patient was sent to Infectious Diseases Hospital • Since then, many HIV patients were traditionally sent to IDH from other hospitals.


Admissions 03

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124 132 112 141 289 243 158 157


Reasons for admissions: • • • • •

With opportunistic infections For investigations To start ARV With drug side effects Due to social reasons


Clinical presentations IDH, Sri Lanka: Clinical presentations of HIV patients in Sri Lanka to Infectious Diseases Hospital. Compared with similar data from IDH, Thailand. (Ananda Wijewckrama et al. Annual Conference of BHIVA in 2009.)


Clinical condition Eso candidiasis

Number of patients percentage 24 15.3

CMV

3

1.9

PCP

29

18.5

Crypto meningitis

3

1.9

Cryptosporidiosis

1

0.6

Toxoplasmosis

4

2.5

Tuberculosis

23

14.6

Kaposi sarcoma

1

0.6

Pul. TB

3

1.8

Salmon septicaemia 1 wasting syndrome

1

0.6 0.6

PMLE

2

1.2


Clinical presentations IDH, Thailand •

AIDS presenting Subsequent Illness [ % ] Illnes [ % ] Extra-pulm.TB Cryptococcosis PCP Salm.septicaemia Esop.Candidiasis Penicillosis Histoplasmosis

120 [ 50.2 ] 41 [ 17 ] 40 [ 16.8 ] 17 [ 7 ] 7[3] 9 [ 3.7 ] 4 [ 1.6 ]

8 [ 1.7 ] 8 [ 3.3 ] 7 [ 2.9 ] 7 [ 2.9 ] 4 [ 1.6 ] 1 [ 0.4 ] 1 [ 0.4 ]

Total [%] 52 24.9 19.6 10 4.6 4.1 2


Comparison of infections: Commonest: • Pneumocystis pneumonia • Tuberculosis • Oesophagial candidiasis Differences: • Cryptococcal meningitis • Salmonella septicaemia


CASE HISTORY: ď ľA

16 yr. girl was admitted with wt loss for 3 months duration and non productive cough with progressive shortness of breath for one months duration. On examination, she was dyspnoeic and had B/L creps. She also had oral candidiasis.



PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECY PNEUMONIA  Diagnosis

–Frequently clinical –Typical symptoms –Response to treatment –Microscopic demonstration of P. carinii in lung secretions/tissue –Culture unavailable



CASE HISTORY: A MAN WITH LYMPHADENOPATHY ď ľA

51 yr. old engineer presented with fever, loss of appetite for 2 months duration. He was found to have paraaortic lymphadenopathy with high LDH, and was diagnosed as having a lymphoma and was started on chemotherapy. As the response was poor, his HIV status was tested and was positive, and was transferred to IDH.


CASE HISTORY cont. He had been working in an African country for 5 yrs and then was in ME for 3 years. He had cervical lymphadenopathy and the aspiration was positive for AFB.



Tuberculosis and HIV – Sri Lankan experience Prevalence and the pattern of Tuberculosis among HIV patients in Sri Lanka. (Ananda Wijewickrama et al. Annual academic sessions of SLMA in 2007 and Centenary Conference of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2007).


TB and HIV – Sri Lankan experience 160 HIV patients admitted over the 5 years Tuberculosis in 39(24.8%) (diagnosed microbiologically, histologically or radiologically). 14(35.9%) pulmonary TB 2(5.1% ) TB pleural effusions 8(20.5%) TB lymphadenitis 5(12.8%) CNS TB, 2(5.1%) milliary TB, 5(12.8%) disseminated TB 3(7.7%) AFB positive in stools.


Site of TB Extrapulmonary TB is commoner in our cohort amounting to 58.9% of total TB co-infected patients. IDH of Thailand this was 50.2% Extra pulmonary TB is common in HIV + patients. 52 of 97 pts had extra pul. TB (53%). This is more common when CD 4 count is low. 30 of 43 patients with CD 4 <100(70%) had extra PTB. (Am.Rev. Res. Dis. 1993 Nov.) Extra pulmonary manifestations were seen in 62% of 133 patients co-infected with TB. (NEJM 1991 Jan)


CASE HISTORY: THE LADY WITH PAROTID SWELLING. A 50 yr old lady was transferred from NHSL. she had been admitted to NHSL with fever for and swelling of the parotid area and upper right neck. Hx of having multiple partners + HIV screening +




Fine needle aspiration in TB in HIV Extra thoracic lymph nodes were involved in 22% of patients and of these cervical (92%) and axillary (18%) were the commonest. (Medicine 1991 Nov.) Fine needle aspiration was positive in 77% of patients with extra-thoracic lymph node enlargement and positive rate increased to 97% in biopsy with culture. (Am. Rev.Res.Dis. 1993 Nov)






CXR PA did not suggest active TB in 42 (32%) of 133 patients with active TB and HIV. (NEJM 94 Oct.) 6 patients out of 41 had sputum positive. 3 of them had normal CXR. (Ananda Wijewickrama. Annual academic sessions SLMA 2009)



• Commonest sites of extrapulmonary involvement are blood and extrathoracic lymph nodes, followed by bone marrow, GU tract, and CNS. • In a series of 75 patients with AIDS and TB, blood cultures for mycobacteria were positive in 22 (29%). The prevalence rose to 49% in those with a CD4 count below 100 CD4 cells/µL. [NEJM 1991; 324:1644 ,4]


• Urine cultures — GU TB rarely occurs. But, frequently involved in disseminated TB, even in the absence of pyuria. In one series, 61 of 79 (77%) HIV-infected patients with extrapulmonary TB had urine culture positive for MTB [Medicine 1991; 70:384.]. • Stool cultures —are helpful to diagnose MAC infection, but are less useful for diagnosing TB. MTB in the stool is usually derived from swallowed mucus and represents pulmonary rather than enteric TB


Case history . 23 yr. old boy with Milliary TB.


TB EXTRAPULMONARY


Oesophageal Candidiasis  Organism:

Candida yeast  CD4 count < 200  Clinical

symptoms

– dysphagia, retrosternal pain – oral thrush in 50-90%

– endoscopy – ulceration, plaques Diagnosis – oral thrush and dysphagia sufficient




Recurrent Pneumonia Organism  S. pneumoniae H. influenzae  S. aureus enteric gram neg rods  M.TB  Rhodococcus equi 

Nocardia asteroides

Stage of HIV Infection  early and late 

late

early and late  late  late 




Dengue in patients with HIV Dengue in patients with HIV in Sri Lanka (Ananda Wijewickrama et al. 9th ICAAP in Indonesia in August 20009) 10 confirmed Dengue cases in HIV. Admitted to IDH. None had DHF.


OTHER PRESENTATIONS: • Pyrexia of unknown origin • Atypical organisms causing infections • Unexplained anaemia and/or thrombocytopaenia. • Wasting ARV related issues: • Drug reactions • anaemia • Muscle wasting • Hyperlipidaemia • diabetes


Summary: • In Sri Lanka, many patients with HIV are still diagnosed at late stage. They often present with opportunistic infections. Clinicians should have a high degree of suspicion. • As the ARV is started early and is given free of charge, many are on long term drugs. Presentations due to long term drug side effects are becoming commoner. Coordinated care is necessary.


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