Surgical Presentations and Management of HIV  Positive Patients in Rural Medical College

Dr. Pankaj Kshirsagar; Dr. Suresh Naik; Dr. Ajay Naik

Volume : III, Issue : II, February - 2013

Surgical Presentations and Management of HIV Positive Patients in Rural Medical College

Dr. Pankaj Kshirsagar, Dr. Suresh Naik, Dr. Ajay Naik

Abstract :

This study was designed as a prospective cohort study, carried out at Government rural Medical College. The study population included 80 HIV positive cases. Aim of the study was to find out common surgical presentations and their management in HIV positive patients in rural area. We observed that Maximum cases were in the age group of 20–40 years 67 cases (83.75%).Males were predominantly affected (86.25%) as compared to females (13.75%).Male: Female ratio was 6.27:1. Out of 80 cases, 42 cases (52.50%) were managed surgically and 38 cases (47.50%) were managed conservatively. Emergency operative procedures were performed in 32 cases (40.00%) and elective operative procedures were performed in 10 cases (12.50%). Most common emergency presentation in HIV cases was Sepsis secondary to soft tissue infection and cellulites in 16 cases (50.00%). In elective setup lymphadenopathy was the most common presentation 3 cases (30.00%) among known HIV positive cases.