In:
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, AOSIS, Vol. 11, No. 2 ( 2010-11-09)
Abstract:
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.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2078-6751
,
1608-9693
DOI:
10.4102/sajhivmed.v11i2.228
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
AOSIS
Publication Date:
2010
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2259791-8
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