Symptoms of respiratory infection

summary

Due to the destruction of HIV on human CD4 immune cells, opportunistic infection may occur in all organs of patients when HIV infection progresses to the advanced stage and the human immune system loses the ability to resist the disease. Respiratory infection symptoms are more common in AIDS symptoms, such as cysticercosis carinii pneumonia, tuberculosis and so on.

Symptoms of respiratory infection

Pneumocystis carinii (Pneumocystis carinii) used to be considered as a protozoa, which is called Pneumocystis carinii. Now it is confirmed to be a fungus based on morphological and molecular genetic analysis. It is the most common cause of infection, accounting for about 80% of pulmonary infection in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and is the main cause of death in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

The clinical manifestations were fever, dry cough, rapid breathing, dyspnea, cyanosis and ventilation dysfunction; X-ray examination showed interstitial pneumonia. The symptoms worsen and may die of respiratory failure. Pathogenic bacteria can be found in sputum, pleural effusion, tracheal lavage fluid or endotracheal biopsy. In addition, cytomegalovirus, Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptococcus, Strongyloides, Legionella can also cause pneumonia.

AIDS is a chronic infectious disease. Tuberculosis infection mainly occurs in the lungs. In addition to common symptoms such as cough, expectoration, dyspnea and chest pain, there are also common symptoms of tuberculosis, such as fever, night sweats, anorexia and weight loss. It is difficult to distinguish the clinical manifestations of AIDS infected pulmonary tuberculosis from Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia or other opportunistic infections. Etiological examination and X-ray examination should be used for differential diagnosis.

matters needing attention

AIDS respiratory infection symptoms are difficult to treat, need to start treatment in the early stage of infection, for example, AIDS pulmonary tuberculosis symptoms, if you start preventive treatment in the early stage, the effect is quite good, can greatly reduce the mortality of AIDS patients due to tuberculosis, and other pulmonary infection if antiviral treatment in the early stage, can also prevent the occurrence. This is why we have been emphasizing that early detection, early detection and early treatment are considered as the best way to resist HIV infection and reduce mortality.