Pulmonary Embolism Mimicking Pneumonia in a HIV Patient
Recent studies have shown an increased risk of arterial and venous vascular diseases in HIV patients, pulmonary thromboembolism being one of them. HIV-infected individuals may have procoagulants predisposing them to thromboembolism. Patients with thromboembolism may have a clinical presentation mim...
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| author | Vivek Nagaraja Joel A. Terriquez Hemanth Gavini Lokesh Jha Stephen A. Klotz |
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| description | Recent studies have shown an increased risk of arterial and venous vascular diseases in HIV patients, pulmonary thromboembolism being one of them. HIV-infected individuals may have procoagulants predisposing them to thromboembolism. Patients with thromboembolism may have a clinical presentation mimicking common opportunistic infections. It is important to consider pulmonary embolism in the differential of HIV patients with fever, cough, and dyspnea, particularly in those with well-controlled HIV infection. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6f8b49e1fe5645ca8918374f6b981a7a2025-02-03T01:20:52ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/394546394546Pulmonary Embolism Mimicking Pneumonia in a HIV PatientVivek Nagaraja0Joel A. Terriquez1Hemanth Gavini2Lokesh Jha3Stephen A. Klotz4Department of Internal Medicine, University Physicians Healthcare, Tucson, AZ, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University Physicians Healthcare, Tucson, AZ, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University Physicians Healthcare, Tucson, AZ, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University Physicians Healthcare, Tucson, AZ, USASection of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USARecent studies have shown an increased risk of arterial and venous vascular diseases in HIV patients, pulmonary thromboembolism being one of them. HIV-infected individuals may have procoagulants predisposing them to thromboembolism. Patients with thromboembolism may have a clinical presentation mimicking common opportunistic infections. It is important to consider pulmonary embolism in the differential of HIV patients with fever, cough, and dyspnea, particularly in those with well-controlled HIV infection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/394546 |
| spellingShingle | Vivek Nagaraja Joel A. Terriquez Hemanth Gavini Lokesh Jha Stephen A. Klotz Pulmonary Embolism Mimicking Pneumonia in a HIV Patient Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Pulmonary Embolism Mimicking Pneumonia in a HIV Patient |
| title_full | Pulmonary Embolism Mimicking Pneumonia in a HIV Patient |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary Embolism Mimicking Pneumonia in a HIV Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary Embolism Mimicking Pneumonia in a HIV Patient |
| title_short | Pulmonary Embolism Mimicking Pneumonia in a HIV Patient |
| title_sort | pulmonary embolism mimicking pneumonia in a hiv patient |
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