OBJECTIVE: Tuberculosis (TB) is the commonest HIV-related opportunistic infection in many developing countries and is thought to be a frequent underlying cause of HIV-associated wasting. We have used reference water dilution methods to examine the body composition changes associated with TB and to assess the severity and pattern of wasting. METHODS: The study was conducted at a charitable support house for poor and homeless HIV-infected people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Male patients who were HIV-positive and receiving treatment for active TB (HIVTB+) and HIV-infected controls without TB (HIVTB-) were studied. Total body water (TBW) and extracellular water (ECW) were measured by giving oral doses of deuterium oxide and sodium bromide, respectively, and determining enrichment in plasma after 4 hours. Intracellular water (ICW), body cell mass (BCM), lean body mass (LBM) and fat mass were calculated from these parameters using standard equations. RESULTS: HIVTB+ (n = 11) and HIVTB- (n = 12) groups were similar in age, height, CD4 count and HIV risk factors. HIVTB+ men had significantly lower mean ICW (13.2 versus 16.6 kg; p = .02) and BCM (18.4 versus 23.0 kg; p = .02), a relative expansion of ECW (35.0 versus 30.0 L/kg body weight; p = .04), and small and nonsignificant reductions in total body weight (58.0 versus 62.1 kg; p = .26), LBM (45.5 versus 47.7 kg; p = .33) and fat mass (12.5 versus 14.4 kg; p = .51) compared with HIVTB- controls. BCM in the HIVTB+ group was similar to reference values for severe malnutrition. The relative depletion of BCM appeared excessive in comparison with reference values for uncomplicated starvation. CONCLUSION: The nutritional status of HIVTB+ patients was significantly worse than HIVTB- patients. Body weight and LBM underestimated the nutritional deficit, and measurement of BCM is therefore necessary to appreciate the extent of malnutrition in such patients. Malnutrition in HIVTB+ patients is severe and may therefore contribute to decreased survival. Hypermetabolism appears to play a role in the wasting process in patients coinfected with HIV and TB.
OBJECTIVE:Tuberculosis (TB) is the commonest HIV-related opportunistic infection in many developing countries and is thought to be a frequent underlying cause of HIV-associated wasting. We have used reference water dilution methods to examine the body composition changes associated with TB and to assess the severity and pattern of wasting. METHODS: The study was conducted at a charitable support house for poor and homeless HIV-infected people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Male patients who were HIV-positive and receiving treatment for active TB (HIVTB+) and HIV-infected controls without TB (HIVTB-) were studied. Total body water (TBW) and extracellular water (ECW) were measured by giving oral doses of deuterium oxide and sodium bromide, respectively, and determining enrichment in plasma after 4 hours. Intracellular water (ICW), body cell mass (BCM), lean body mass (LBM) and fat mass were calculated from these parameters using standard equations. RESULTS: HIVTB+ (n = 11) and HIVTB- (n = 12) groups were similar in age, height, CD4 count and HIV risk factors. HIVTB+ men had significantly lower mean ICW (13.2 versus 16.6 kg; p = .02) and BCM (18.4 versus 23.0 kg; p = .02), a relative expansion of ECW (35.0 versus 30.0 L/kg body weight; p = .04), and small and nonsignificant reductions in total body weight (58.0 versus 62.1 kg; p = .26), LBM (45.5 versus 47.7 kg; p = .33) and fat mass (12.5 versus 14.4 kg; p = .51) compared with HIVTB- controls. BCM in the HIVTB+ group was similar to reference values for severe malnutrition. The relative depletion of BCM appeared excessive in comparison with reference values for uncomplicated starvation. CONCLUSION: The nutritional status of HIVTB+ patients was significantly worse than HIVTB- patients. Body weight and LBM underestimated the nutritional deficit, and measurement of BCM is therefore necessary to appreciate the extent of malnutrition in such patients. Malnutrition in HIVTB+ patients is severe and may therefore contribute to decreased survival. Hypermetabolism appears to play a role in the wasting process in patients coinfected with HIV and TB.
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