Evolutions fatales chez les patients vietnamiens co-infectés par le virus VIH et la tuberculose BAAR (+) au cours ou au décours immédiat de leur hospitalisation

The short term mortality of co infected patients with AIDS and tuberculosis remains high in developing countries. Howewer, some causes of death such as compressive pneumothorax-pleuritis-pericarditis, metabolic disorder or even associated opportunistic infection i. e. pneumocystosis may be prevented or cured. Consequently, such patients must be carefully monitored and more particulary those with severe anemia and/or hyponatrémie at admission. Similarly appropriate diagnostic algorithms must be used in case of unfavorable evolution particularly to diagnose curable complication.