[Clinical analysis of pulmonary infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)].

OBJECTIVE

This clinical analysis is made to achieve a better understanding of the opportunistic infection of patients with AIDS, especially pulmonary infection.

METHOD: 32 cases of patients with AIDS are analyzed.

RESULT: The clinical manifestations of the 32 cases are: fever, tiredness, loss of weight, night sweat, cough, sputum, and generalized pain. Among the 32 cases, 24 suffered for tuberculosis, constituting 78% of the total. The other patients suffered for bacterial infection and pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. These patients are complicated with skin infection and impairment of the heart, liver, kidney and other organs.

CONCLUSION

Pulmonary infection is a major opportunistic infection of AIDS patients at late stage. Patients with AIDS can be easily infected with tuberculosis and complicated with multi-organ impairments, which are very difficult to treat.