Table 2 Details of the 278 serious morbidity events recorded after ART initiation, CMSDS, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 2003-2008
Overall | WHO stage 3 or 4 | ANRS grade 3 or 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parasitic diseases, n (%) | 90 | (32.4) | ||||
Confirmed malaria | 87 | – | – | – | – | – |
Parasitic enteritis | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
Mycobacterial diseases, n (%) | 33 | (11.9) | ||||
Tuberculosis | 33 | – | 33 | – | – | – |
Bacterial diseases, n (%) | 14 | (5) | ||||
Septicemia | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – |
Pneumonia | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – |
Bacterial enteritis | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
Pyelonephritis | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
Fungal diseases, n (%) | 4 | (1.4) | ||||
Esophageal candidiasis | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Oral candidiasis | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – |
Hematologic diseases, n (%) | 39 | (14) | ||||
Anemia | 19 | – | – | – | 19 | – |
Neutropenia | 18 | – | – | – | 18 | – |
Thrombopenia | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
Others † , n (%) | 50 | (18) | ||||
Unexplained acute fever | 14 | – | – | – | – | – |
Unexplained acute diarrhea | 7 | – | – | – | – | – |
Unexplained prolonged fever | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – |
Hyperlactatemia | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | – |
Unexplained pulmonary disease | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
Elevated liver enzymes | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
Toxiderma | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
Acute delusional psychosis | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Herpes Zoster | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
Hypertension | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
Miscellaneous | 8 | – | – | – | – | |
Death, n (%) | 47 | (16.9) | – | – | – | – |
Total | 278 | (100) | 61 | (21.9) | 49 | (17.6) |