40-year-old male presents with fever and abdominal pain and diagnosed with HIV and TB. How will you give treatment?: (A) ATT and AIDS treatment simultaneously, (B) First ATT and then A, (C) ATT only, (D) First A and then ATT
Answer is B. If a patient is diagnosed with HIV & TB, treatment for TB should be given first, to decrease bacterial load in the body & decrease chances of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. Then, treatment of HIV should be given.