- Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- Volume:08 Issue:01
- A Cervical Mass in an HIV-Positive Patient
A Cervical Mass in an HIV-Positive Patient
Authors : Seyed Alireza MOUSAVİ, Ali ASADOLLAHİAMİN
Pages : 41-42
Doi:10.5799/jmid.404247
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Publication Date : 2018-03-15
Article Type : Other Papers
Abstract :A Cervical Mass in an HIV-Positive Patient Seyed Alireza Mousavi, Ali Asadollahi-Amin Department of Infectious Disease, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ABSTRACT We describe an HIV-infected man with a left side cervical swelling which finally diagnosed with tuberculosis.In contrast to HIV-negative persons, nearly all tuberculous lymphadenitis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(scrofula);, the most kind of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, in patients with AIDS is multifocal. Constitutional symptoms such as fever, weight loss, and evidence of the lung involvement insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(parenchyma, nodes, or pleura); or elsewhere are seen in this setting. Positive findings on aspiration material are more frequently seen than HIV-negative population. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2018; 8insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1);:41-42 Keywords: Tuberculosis, HIV, cervical mass, clinical imageKeywords : Tuberculosis, HIV, cervical mass, clinical image