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Document 0647
DOCN M9610647
TI Selective causes of fever in adult human immunodeficiency virus-infected
patients relative to CD4+ cell counts.
DT 9601
AU Czachor JS; Gleckman RA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Wright State
University School; of Medicine, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio,
USA.
SO Arch Fam Med. 1995 Oct;4(10):879-84. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96011557
AB Fever is a common finding in the patient who is infected with the human
immunodeficiency virus. As immunocompetence wanes, febrile episodes
become more common, although the virus itself is seldom the cause of the
fever. A thorough evaluation, based on the history and physical findings
and directed by the level of immunosuppression relative to the CD4+ cell
count, provides the framework upon which an approach to this complex
problem is based. Noninfectious causes of fever, for example, drug
reactions or adverse effects or neoplasms, should be considered in the
differential diagnosis. Finally, health care workers should discuss the
diagnostic evaluation with the patient before starting the process, as
some individuals may be reluctant to undergo such an investigation.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/IMMUNOLOGY CD4
Lymphocyte Count Fever/*ETIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/VIROLOGY Human HIV
Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/*IMMUNOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW,
TUTORIAL
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).