Clinical presentation of HIV infection and AIDS in surgery: Tanzanian experience

ABSTRACT

Reports of various studies conducted in one of the three general surgical firms of Muhimbili Medical Centre on opportunistic diseases common in surgical practice occurring in HIV/AIDS subjects is presented. Cervical lymphadenopathy in these subjects due to tuberculosis; non-specific adenitis; and Kaposi's sarcoma were found to be common; while lymphomas were rare. Pyomyositis; Kaposi's sarcoma; throactic empyema and pericardial effusion occur in a significant number of these patients. An attempt is made to establish the pattern of the various clinical manifestations in HIV/AIDS subjects: