Open AccessDiagnostic challenges în lung involvements in HIV immunocompromised pattinets
Author(s) -
Olga Bernas,
Dumitru Chesov,
Eugenia Scutaru,
Liubovi Nepoliuc,
Haidarlî Ion,
Victor Botnaru
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
buletinul academiei de ştiinţe a moldovei: ştiinţe medicale
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1857-0011
DOI - 10.52692/1857-0011.2021.1-69.44
Subject(s) - etiology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , lung , intensive care medicine , cause of death , lung infection , pathology , immunology , disease
Lung involvement in immunocompromised HIV patients is one of the most common complications and is the leading cause of death in these patients. Correct and timely diagnosis is crucial for the prognosis of these patients. This article presents a clinical case of difficult to diagnose lung lesions in an HIV patient, whose etiology was resolved only postmortem.