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A Young Woman with General Malaise and a Persistent Fever
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A Young Woman with General Malaise and a Persistent Fever |
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http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/12531?src=rss |
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A 21-year-old woman presents to the ED with a history of fever, general malaise, mild diffuse cramping and abdominal pain, and a cough with occasional blood-tinged sputum. She was recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, but she is not currently on antiretroviral medications. The patient appears cachectic and fatigued, and she is noted to be tachycardic, febrile, and has mild tachypnea. Diagnostic laboratory studies are conducted, and a chest radiograph and CT scan are taken. What is the diagnosis? eMedicine Case Presentations |
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Articles > Critical Care |
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May 1, 2008 |
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