title: 'Occam's Scissors': opportunistic infections in advanced HIV infection.
abstract: The authors report the case of a new diagnosis of advanced HIV-1 infection with a blood CD4 cell count of 0.003×10(9)/L (2%), presenting with weight loss, night sweats, diarrhoea and anorexia. Symptoms were due to disseminated histoplasmosis (confirmed pulmonary and colonic disease), Pneumocystis pneumonia and oral candidiasis highlighting the limitations of 'Occam's razor' with advanced HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of HIV/Thoracic Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK. nirav.shah1@nhs.net
authors.forename: Nirav
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Leah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhagani
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015497:HIV-1; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed