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Acute appendicitis in AIDS

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Common symptoms

恶心、腹肌紧张、腹痛、低热

The pathology of disease

Acute appendicitis in AIDS patients is atypical presentation; neutropenia; opportunistic infection (CMV/MAI); delayed diagnosis; surgery; low threshold.

Symptoms

Abdominal pain; known HIV/AIDS; atypical; neutropenia; low threshold for CT/surgery; opportunistic infection differential

Causes

Appendicitis; HIV/AIDS; immunosuppression; CMV/MAI/cryptosporidium mimic.

Treatment

Low threshold surgery; broad antibiotics; ART; infectious disease/surgery

Dept

Surgery / infectious disease.

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