Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The authors report the case of a new diagnosis of advanced HIV-1 infection with a blood CD4 cell count of 0.003×10(9)/L (2%), presenting with weight loss, night sweats, diarrhoea and anorexia. Symptoms were due to disseminated histoplasmosis (confirmed pulmonary and colonic disease), Pneumocystis pneumonia and oral candidiasis highlighting the limitations of 'Occam's razor' with advanced HIV infection.
Source: BMJ Case Reports
Authors: Nirav Shah, Leah Owen, Sanjay Bhagani
Institution: The Royal Free Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2331952762