Acute Appendicitis as the Initial Clinical Presentation of Primary HIV-1 Infection. (9th January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schleimann, Mariane H; Leth, Steffen; Krarup, Astrid R; Mortensen, Jesper; Barstad, Bente; Zaccarin, Matthias; Denton, Paul W; Mohey, Rajesh
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 5:Number 2(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-01-09
• Subjects: acute appendicitis -- diagnosis -- immunohistochemistry -- in situ hybridization -- primary HIV-1; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: We report a case of an adolescent who presented at our emergency department with acute abdominal pain. While the initial diagnosis was acute appendicitis, a secondary and coincidental diagnosis of primary HIV-1 infection was made. Concurrent and subsequent clinical and molecular biology findings form the basis of our argument that primary HIV-1 infection was the cause of acute appendicitis in this individual.