Scurvy in a patient with AIDS: case report

Scurvy in a patient with AIDS: case report

We report the case of a 35-year-old homeless alcoholic and illicit drug user, with AIDS, who was admitted to the emergency unit complaining of asthenia and a weight loss of 30kg over the preceding three months. Clinical and laboratory data confirmed a diagnosis of marasmus, bacterial pneumonia, chor...

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Main Authors: André Luiz Maltos, Luciana Ligia da Silva, Aderbal Garcia Bernardes Junior, Guilherme Vannucchi Portari, Daniel Ferreira da Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
AIDS
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000100029&lng=en&tlng=en

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