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What Are The Side Effects Of HIV?

Hi my mom is HIV positive, she was recently diagnosed with Tb and it has spread all over her body, she's taking highly antreretroviral treatment and tests prove that her brain works on and off andthe kidneys are not functioning, what could be causing this? And what are her chances of survival?
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for the consult...

Brief answer,
Very high risk or low chance for survival

Explanation,
1. Based on the symptoms that you mentioned that the TB already infected brain which is consider as TUBERCULAR MENINGITIS which is a very severe end stage disease in hiv individuals which causes convulsions by space occupying lesions throught out the brain
2. The function of the kidney is stopped which might be due to tuberculosis effecting kidney which is consider as TUBERCULAR NEPHRITIS which destruct the entire kidney
3. The survival chance of such patients will be worsen day by day and should be monitored under ICU-intensive case unit

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What Are The Side Effects Of HIV?

Hello, Thanks for the consult... Brief answer, Very high risk or low chance for survival Explanation, 1. Based on the symptoms that you mentioned that the TB already infected brain which is consider as TUBERCULAR MENINGITIS which is a very severe end stage disease in hiv individuals which causes convulsions by space occupying lesions throught out the brain 2. The function of the kidney is stopped which might be due to tuberculosis effecting kidney which is consider as TUBERCULAR NEPHRITIS which destruct the entire kidney 3. The survival chance of such patients will be worsen day by day and should be monitored under ICU-intensive case unit Hope this information will helps