[Tuberculosis profile in HIV+ patient before and after the use of high activity antiretroviral treatment].

The high activity antiretroviral treatment (HAART) induces the restoration of the number and function of CD4+ T lymphocytes and is changing the landscape of tuberculosis in patients HIV-infected. The objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical, radiographic features and evolution of these patients and compare to the results obtained in a previous study with patients with no HAART use. A retrospective transversal study (with HAART) was done with patients HIV-infected that began the tuberculosis treatment in the Gaffrée e Guinle University Hospital, from 1997 to 2001 and compared to a previous study (no HAART) that was done from 1989 to 1990.