Red-Brown Urine in a Patient with Chronic HIV Infection and Quadriparesis
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Red-Brown Urine in a Patient with Chronic HIV Infection and Quadriparesis.
A 42-year-old woman with chronic HIV infection presented with sudden onset of progressive limb weakness, leading to immobility within 4 days. This was preceded by severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for 2 days and episodes of confusion and agitation. Six weeks prior, she had commenced highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), consisting of efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir and cotri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2015.250746