TY - JOUR
T1 - The AIDS patient with abdominal pain
T2 - A new challenge for the emergency physician
AU - Slaven, Ellen M.
AU - Lopez, Fred
AU - Weintraub, Sharon L.
AU - Mena, J. C.
AU - Mallon, William K.
PY - 2003/11
Y1 - 2003/11
N2 - As the prevalence of HIV infection continues to increase, EPs will be called upon to evaluate increasing numbers of AIDS patients who have abdominal pain, some of whom will require emergent surgical intervention. In addition to the myriad causes of abdominal pain in the nonimmunocompromised patient, the differential diagnosis in the AIDS patient includes a wide variety of opportunistic infections and neoplasms (Table 5). Evaluation frequently requires extensive laboratory studies and cultures and advanced imaging (CT, ultrasound, and so forth). A low threshold for surgical and other subspecialty consultation should be in place because of the often subtle presentation of surgical emergencies in AIDS patients.
AB - As the prevalence of HIV infection continues to increase, EPs will be called upon to evaluate increasing numbers of AIDS patients who have abdominal pain, some of whom will require emergent surgical intervention. In addition to the myriad causes of abdominal pain in the nonimmunocompromised patient, the differential diagnosis in the AIDS patient includes a wide variety of opportunistic infections and neoplasms (Table 5). Evaluation frequently requires extensive laboratory studies and cultures and advanced imaging (CT, ultrasound, and so forth). A low threshold for surgical and other subspecialty consultation should be in place because of the often subtle presentation of surgical emergencies in AIDS patients.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0733-8627(03)00070-1
DO - 10.1016/S0733-8627(03)00070-1
M3 - Review article
C2 - 14708816
AN - SCOPUS:0348014411
VL - 21
SP - 987
EP - 1015
JO - Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
JF - Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
SN - 0733-8627
IS - 4
ER -