Tuberculous abdominal abscess in an HIV-infected man: Neither infection previously diagnosed
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Tuberculous abdominal abscess in an HIV-infected man: Neither infection previously diagnosed | |
| Creator | Kao, Kuo-Yao Hung, Tsung-I | |
| Description |
A 38-year-old man had a 1-week history of right lower quadrant abdominal pain; the initial impression was that he had diverticulitis of the ascending colon with an intra-abdominal abscess. Signs of peritonitis mandated an immediate right hemicolectomy. The unusual location of the abscess and the patient’s unusual postoperative course suggested that he might also have a systemic disease. Testing for HIV infection was positive. After 2 weeks in hospital, he was treated as an outpatient for both tuberculosis and HIV with a favourable outcome. In Taiwan a pre-operative HIV test is not performed routinely, and the HIV seroprevalence in surgical patient populations is unknown. Surgeons should keep the possibility of HIV infection in mind in a patient with an unusual clinical course. |
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| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2010-11-04 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajhivmed.v11i2.228 | |
| Source | Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine; Vol 11, No 2 (2010); 30 2078-6751 1608-9693 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/228/366
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