HIV/AIDS
Studies from Roosevelt Hospital have provided new data on HIV/AIDS
Published in Anti-Infectives Week, August 17th, 2009
"Coalescence of infection of the epiglottis, or epiglottic abscess, is a rare manifestation of epiglottitis. We report the case of a 49-year-old Hispanic man with HIV (CD4 count 243 [16.2%]), HIV viral load 175,689 copies per milliliter, antiretroviral-naive) contracted from his wife who presented to the emergency department with a 3-week history of sore throat, odynophagia, left temporal headache, left neck pain, and occasional blood-streaked sputum," scientists writing in the journal AIDS Patient Care and Stds report.
"This case represents the first reported case of epiglottic abscess in an HIV-positive individual. Epiglottic abscess formation is associated...
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