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 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.
Nagaraja
Vivek
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Department of Internal Medicine, University Physicians Healthcare, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Terriquez
Joel A
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Gavini
Hemanth
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Jha
Lokesh
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Klotz
Stephen A
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