The patient is a 29-year-old businessman, who travels extensively in South Africa. He acknowledged promiscuous behavior with numerous local African girls. A month before consulting our clinic, he was treated for painful sores on the genitalia. Three weeks later flu-like symptoms developed, fever appeared, and the patient had an enlarged spleen and lymph nodes. Weight loss of 24lbs occurred. Several antibiotic courses and malaria treatment had already been prescribed in western Africa. When seen by us, he was in an unchanged clinical condition and was severely ill. Blood tests revealed a low CD4 cell count.

The patient is a 29-year-old businessman, who travels extensively in South Africa. He acknowledged promiscuous behavior with numerous local African girls. A month before consulting our clinic, he was treated for painful sores on the genitalia. Three weeks later flu-like symptoms developed, fever appeared, and the patient had an enlarged spleen and lymph nodes. Weight loss of 24lbs occurred. Several antibiotic courses and malaria treatment had already been prescribed in western Africa. When seen by us, he was in an unchanged clinical condition and was severely ill. Blood tests revealed a low CD4 cell count.

Body Structures & Functions Updated

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Chapter16: Infection Control And Standard Precautions

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