Bloody diarrhoea in a patient with HIV infection
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Bloody diarrhoea in a patient with HIV infection.
To cite: Ashraghi MR, Williams M, Sriram T. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015212206 DESCRIPTION A man in his mid-40s with HIV infection—not taking highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and not being monitored—with a 3-day history of profuse bloody diarrhoea and abdominal pain, presented to the emergency department. The patient believed th...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-212206