| clinical features of hiv-seropositive and hiv-seronegative patients with tuberculous pleural effusion in dar es salaam, tanzania. | in a prospective study, we investigated whether human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection alters the clinical presentation in patients with tuberculous pleuritis. one hundred twelve of 118 patients who presented with pleural effusion suffered from tuberculosis (tb); 65 patients (58%) were hiv seropositive. evidence of disseminated tb was found more often in hiv-positive than in hiv-negative patients (30.8% vs 10.6%, p < 0.02). dyspnea, fever, night sweat, fatigue, and diarrhea, severe tachypn ... | 1994 | 7956405 |