Abstract :
Background: HIVÂAIDS are syndrome characterized with the deficiency of immune system. In Indonesia, HIVÂAIDS spreading is still in epidemic concentration and people with high risk transmission. HIVÂAIDS people are susseptible to opportunistic infection especially pulmonary disease which contributes to its mortality and morbidity (30Â40%) rate in Indonesia. Research on pulmonary disease pattern in HIVÂAIDS patients needed to be assessing to improve management of HIVÂAIDS patients in Malang, and Indonesia.
Purposes: To identify pattern of pulmonary disease in patients with HIVÂAIDS during hospitalization in dr. Saiful Anwar Hospital, and determine the most common pulmonary disease in patients with HIVÂAIDS in Malang.
Method: Research was conducted using descriptive analitic retrospective study using medical records of hospitalized HIVÂAIDS patients. Age, sex, nutritional status, place of residence,employment, and modes of transmission and pulmonary disease pattern was recorded and analyzed.
Results: During periods of January 1st, 2006 – December 31st, 2007 was gathered 230 hospitalized HIVÂAIDS patients and 63 of them are admitted with pulmonary diseases then used as research sample. Among 63 patients, Pulmonary TB hold number 1 place with 44.44% (n = 28) totally 82.54% (n = 52), followed with mixed pulmonary diseases (pulmonary TB & pneumonia) 38.10% (n = 24), pneumonia 15.87% (n = 11) and pneumocystic carinii 1.59% (n =1).
Discussions: This research proved that pulmonary TB is the most common infection and mortality cause of HIVÂAIDS patients in accordance with WHO Research.
Conclusion: Pulmonary TB is the most common pulmonary disease of HIVÂAIDS patients in dr. Saiful Anwar Hospital Malang.