title: Pulmonary Embolism Mimicking Pneumonia in a HIV Patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Physicians Healthcare, Tucson, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nagaraja
authors.forename: Joel A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Terriquez
authors.forename: Hemanth
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gavini
authors.forename: Lokesh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Klotz