Evaluation of fever of unknown origin under the COVID-19 pandemic condition

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 3 Sayı: Supplement 1, 82 - 84, 07.03.2021

Melis Ardıç Mert Türk Nizameddin Koca

https://doi.org/10.46310/tjim.877015

Öz

HIV infection can manifest itself in many different clinical situations. In a pandemic such as COVID, when fever is of diagnostic importance and manifests itself with different clinical pictures, it is very difficult to distinguish the true cause of high fever. In this case report, we shared the process of diagnosing HIV infection in a patient with type 1 diabetes who presented with fever and neurological symptoms under pandemic conditions.

Anahtar Kelimeler

HIV, COVID-19, FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, Diabetic ketoacidosis

Kaynakça

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