Bursectomy, Curettage, and Chemotherapy in Tuberculous Trochanteric Bursitis.

We presented three patients with trochanteric tuberculosis and described the clinical and imaging findings of the infection. Histology revealed a necrotizing granulomatous bursitis and microbiology confirmed tuberculosis. All cases were successfully treated with bursectomy and curettage of the trochanteric lesion and antituberculous chemotherapy including isoniazid, pyrazinamide, rifampicin, and ethambutol.

[Factors predicting lack of adherence to highly active antiretroviral treatment].

Introduction: Knowledge of adherence to highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) and the variables associated with poor compliance is useful for the follow-up of HIV infected patients.

Patients, Material And Methods: Patients were consecutively recruited from the HIV outpatient clinics of the Hospitals of Leon and El Bierzo from January to June 2000. Patients were considered non-adherent to treatment if they failed to take 10% or more of their prescribed total dose of at least one drug during the 4 days before the interview, or if they had accumulated a delay of more than 9 days over the previous 3 months in picking up their prescribed drugs from the hospital pharmacy.