Document 0908
 DOCN  M9470908
 TI    [Characteristics and factors associated to the presence of fever in
       tuberculosis]
 DT    9409
 AU    Knobel H; Galofre N; Pena MJ; Shaat M; Salvado M; Diez A; Servicio de
       Medicina Interna, Hospital de la Esperanza,; Barcelona.
 SO    An Med Interna. 1994 Mar;11(3):123-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94281475
 AB    The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics and factors
       associated to the presence of fever in the tuberculous disease. One
       hundred and three patients were included in the study (29 infected by
       the HIV, 24 old patients with more than 65 years of age and 50 adults).
       Fever was present in 59.2% of the patients, in 89.7% of the HIV
       positives, 52% of the adults and 37.5% of the old patients (p < 0.001).
       The factors associated to the absence of fever were advanced age and
       localized pulmonary disease, being almost always present in the
       HIV-positive patients, in the disseminated disease and in the
       tuberculous pleuritis. It showed a non-specific pattern and was greater
       than 38.5% in 52% of the HIV-positive patients and in 23.3% of the
       HIV-negative patients (p < 0.01). The average duration of fever before
       starting the treatment was 32.6% +/- 27.7 days and we did not observe
       any differences between subgroups. Fever may be absent in a high
       percentage of the patients with active tuberculosis, specifically in the
       aged patients, although it is almost always present in the HIV-positive
       patients. The delay period between the onset of this symptom and the
       beginning of the treatment is still too long.
 DE    Adult  Age Factors  Aged  English Abstract  Female  Fever/*ETIOLOGY
       Human  HIV Seropositivity/COMPLICATIONS  Male  Middle Age
       Tuberculosis/COMPLICATIONS/*PHYSIOPATHOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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