Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of TB worsening after HAART was initiated
| Age | Sex | Sputum smear Type of current TB episode |
Previous history of TB, prior to current episode |
Clinical Presentation of TB worsening |
Duration from initiation of HAART to worsening of TB |
| 30 | F | POS | NO | Cough, sputum, dyspnoea & fever > 2 weeks |
8.3 |
| 49 | F | POS | YES | Cough, sputum, dyspnoea, fever >2 weeks |
8.7 |
| 29 | F | NA | NO | Fever, tender hepatosplen omegaly. USS- abdominal lymphadenopathy |
2 |
| 36 | F | NA | NO | Fever, CCF & pericarditis | 3.6 |
| 28 | F | NA | NO | USS-Retroperitoneal abdominal lymphade nopathy |
5.3 |
| 27 | F | NEG | NO | Fever > 2 weeks and Productive cough |
2 |
| 34 | M | NA | YES | Fever, cervical lympadenitis | 4 |
| 31 | F | NEG | YES | Fever, weight loss, hemoptysis. CXR-miliary |
10 |
| 45 | F | NEG | NO | Fever, chest pain, dyspnoea. 6 CXR-miliary picture |
6 |
| 34 | F | NA | YES | Cervical lymphadenitis | 11.9 |
| 37 | M | POS | YES | Fever >2 weeks, cough and dyspnoea |
4.6 |
| 28 | F | NA | NO | Fever, cervical suppurative adenitis |
4 |
| 25 | F | NA | NO | Hepatosplenomegaly. USS-hypoechoeic infiltrates and ascites |
3.3 |
Legend for Table 2:
CCF-Congestive cardiac failure
CXR-Chest radiograph
F-Female
M-Male
NA-Data not available
NEG-Smear negative
YES-History of previous tuberculosis disease episode
NO-No previous history of tuberculosis disease episode
POS-Smear positive
TB-Tuberculosis
USS-Abdominal ultra-sound scan