The Approach to the HIV-Infected Patient With Specific Symptom Complexes/Common Presentations
Summary
- Primary care physicians should be aware that different disease manifestations in patients with HIV infection may be due to comorbid diseases, diseases common to the general population, as a result of the HIV-infection itself, or from ART or opportunistic infections
- Neurocognitive dysfunction, anemia, anorectal pathology, and diarrhea are all frequently encountered symptoms in HIV-infected patients
- Most opportunistic infections occur at CD4+ cell counts < 200 cells/mm3, although tuberculosis can occur at any cell count
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Keywords: Primary Care Considerations