An AIDS patient with multiple opportunistic infections.
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A patient was diagnosed having advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who suffered from various pulmonary and extrapulmonary infective complications. A number of opportunistic infections were diagnosed and prompt treatment was initiated. Due to his low CD4+ lymphocyte count that carries a higher morbidity and mortality, he experienced clinical worsening even with treatment and could not survive through this Black Death.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC
دوره 22 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010