Pulmonary embolism mimicking pneumonia in a HIV patient

Vivek Nagaraja; Joel A. Terriquez; Hemanth Gavini; Lokesh Jha; Stephen A. Klotz

doi:10.1155/2010/394546

Pulmonary embolism mimicking pneumonia in a HIV patient

Vivek Nagaraja, Joel A. Terriquez, Hemanth Gavini, Lokesh Jha, Stephen A. Klotz

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	394546
Journal	Case Reports in Medicine
Volume	2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/394546
State	Published - 2010

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