Presentations and emergency department evaluation of HIV infection.
Patients with HIV infection may present with a wide variety of symptomatology, both related and unrelated to HIV infection. Evaluation should be conducted in an orderly fashion and should focus on the involved system, with particular attention to ruling out treatable infection, malignancy, or other HIV-related disease process.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000175:diagnosis; D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010808:Physical Examination; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis