Effect of Combined HAART Plus ATT in Patients of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV Patients and Effect on Quality of Life

In this study we tried to prove the Prevalence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in AIDS patients and also the effect of combined HAART and ATT on prevalence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and also its effect on Quality of life of the patient. This is a retrospective study conducted in a tertiary centre in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology& head and neck surgery from January 2020 to December 2020. A total of 80 patients were studied for 1  year. Confirmed cases of AIDS with extra pulmonary tuberculosis in head and neck region were studied, keeping all ethical issues in mind and after complete treatment of ATT along with HAART. After treatment, a significant number of patients got resolved with EPTB and gave positive response on thei r quality of life. Not only pulmonary tuberculosis, extrapulmonary tuberculosis with HIV is on the rise nowadays. Combined treatment of both can help in decreasing prevalence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and improves quality of life.
Source: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research