Magnesium levels in AIDS-associated tuberculosis or cryptococcosis patients, and relationship with treatment response

Authors

  • Gerardo Ronceros Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, UNMSM
  • Luz Huaroto Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, UNMSM
  • Carlos Alvarado Ortíz Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, UNMSM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v63i2.1489

Keywords:

Magnesium, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, tuberculosis, cryptococcosis, magnesium deficiency

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To demostrate that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) phase associated with tuberculosis (TB) or cryptococcosis have hypomagnesemia-related inadequate treatment response. DESIGN: Prospective and longitudinal study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied 300 subjects, divided in six groups of 50 patients each: positive HIV patients, TB patients, AIDS patients with TB, AIDS patients with cryptococcosis, no-AIDS patients with acute infections and a normal group (blood donors). RESULTS: Average magnesium values were below normal in the groups AIDS/TB, AIDS/cryptococcosis and TB. There were important statistical differences in magnesium levels in the groups HIV, AIDS/TB, AIDS/ cryptococcosis and TB. With respect to hypomagnesemia, the group with less response to treatment was the AIDS+TB (27%). CONCLUSIONS: Hypomagnesemia is prevalent in chronic infectious diseases with important differences in magnesium levels among the four groups studied and AIDS/TB group showing more abnormalities.

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Published

2002-06-17

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Vol. 63 No. 2 (2002)

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Copyright (c) 2002 GERARDO RONCEROS, LUZ HUAROTO, CARLOS ALVARADO-ORTIZ

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Ronceros G, Huaroto L, Alvarado Ortíz C. Magnesium levels in AIDS-associated tuberculosis or cryptococcosis patients, and relationship with treatment response. An Fac med [Internet]. 2002 Jun. 17 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];63(2):106-14. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1489