Recurrent Hypoglycaemia and Seizures in an HIV-Patient
East Cent. Afr. j. surg. (Online)
; 15(1): 141-143, 2010.
Article
in English
| AIM (Africa)
| ID: biblio-1261497
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ABSTRACT
A young male patient recently diagnosed with HIV presented to us with a septic tibia. He developed recurrent seizures and hypoglycaemia. Terminally he developed a clinical picture of Addison's crisis and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Addison's crisis must always be borne in mind in patients with HIV who are subjected to stressful conditions like surgery
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AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Seizures
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Addison Disease
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HIV Infections
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Hypoglycemia
Language:
English
Journal:
East Cent. Afr. j. surg. (Online)
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article