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Kidneys from 55 cases (20 with HIV infection and 35 with AIDS) were studied by routine Haematoxylin and Eosin stains and special stains (PAS, PASM GMS, ZN, Mucicarmine and Congo red) to evaluate, glomerular, interstitial and vascular pathology. Twenty-four of the 35 (68.6%) cases of AIDS showed infective aetiology which included 17 cases (48.5%) of tuberculosis, 5 cases (14.4%) of fungal infection (3 cryptococcus neoformans and 2 candida species) and 2 cases (5.7%) of CMV infection. Other lesions noted were amyloidosis and tubular calcinosis. HIV associated nephropathy (HIVAN) was not detected in any of the cases. Intravenous drug abuse was not a risk factor in our cases which probably explains the absence of HIV associated nephropathy in the present study.
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Nefropatia Associada a AIDS/patologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Autopsia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Rim/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
Acute encephalitis caused by Toxoplasma gondi was diagnosed at autopsy in 10 (20.4%) of the 49 patients. All patients had under lying immunodeficiency due to AIDS and showed selective involvement of central nervous system at autopsy. Sexual promiscuity was the risk factor in nine cases while one case had a history of blood transfusion. Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis was hampered by a lack of suspicion that Toxoplasma could be the agent causing necrotising encephalitis. The large number of cases of CNS toxoplasmosis appearing in AIDs patients emphasize the necessity of including toxoplasmosis in the differential diagnosis of encephalitis of unknown aetiology.
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/epidemiologia , Doença Aguda , Adulto , Animais , Autopsia , Encefalopatias/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido , Índia/epidemiologia , Masculino , Necrose , Toxoplasma/isolamento & purificação , Toxoplasmose/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Renal angiomyolipoma with tuberous sclerosis has not yet been reported in Indian literature. We report a case of bilateral angiomyolipoma associated with tuberous sclerosis in a 25 year old man.
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Adulto , Angiomiolipoma/complicações , Humanos , Neoplasias Renais/complicações , Masculino , Neoplasias Primárias Múltiplas/complicações , Esclerose Tuberosa/complicaçõesRESUMO
Tuberculosis of the prostate is rare and is thought to be either due to haematogenous dissemination or secondary to renal infection. We describe, possibly for the first time, two male patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who had tuberculous abscesses in the prostate discovered at post-mortem examination. Only one of them had mild urinary symptoms and neither had evidence of urogenital tuberculosis before death. We suggest that in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome tuberculous infection of the prostate should be sought by microscopic examination of the urine, semen and prostatic fluid obtained after massage.