The importance of pursuing a histological diagnosis in the HIV setting.
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A 40-year-old heterosexual African man was admitted with fever, night sweats and lymphadenopathy. His human immunodeficiency virus antibody test was positive. Initial lymph node biopsy revealed reactive hyperplasia only. He was empirically treated for tuberculosis. However, symptoms persisted and a repeat lymph node biopsy was obtained, which confirmed Hodgkin's disease. This emphasises the need to pursue histological diagnosis in such patients with persisting symptoms.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
دوره 39 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009