The importance of pursuing a histological diagnosis in the HIV setting
| Autor: | Acharya S, Fernando Ka, Arumaninayagam Jt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Lymph node biopsy General Medicine Disease Reactive hyperplasia medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease Education Histological diagnosis medicine Human immunodeficiency virus antibody business |
| Zdroj: | The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 39(4) |
| ISSN: | 1478-2715 |
| Popis: | A 40-year-old heterosexual African man was admitted with fever, night sweats and lymphadenopathy. His human immunodeficiency virus antibody test was positive. Initial lymph node biopsy revealed reactive hyperplasia only. He was empirically treated for tuberculosis. However, symptoms persisted and a repeat lymph node biopsy was obtained, which confirmed Hodgkin's disease. This emphasises the need to pursue histological diagnosis in such patients with persisting symptoms. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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