Fever in an HIV patient

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Background

  • Fever of unknown origin in this population includes temperatures >38.3ºC without diagnosis over 4 weeks (outpatient) or 3 days (inpatient) in patients with HIV, despite initial investigations including preliminary results of blood cultures at 48 hours

Differential Diagnosis

  • CMV disease
  • Tuberculosis
  • MAC