Case 33-2007: a 49-year-old HIV-positive man with anemia

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A case study of a 49-year-old HIV-positive man, who had discontinued antiretroviral therapy 6 months earlier with rapidly progressive anemia, is reported. The patient was given treatment consisting of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine and also packed red-cell transfusion for 125 days.

author: Aquino, Suzanne L., Hasserjian, Robert P., Attar, Eyal C.
Health aspects, Anemia, HIV patients, Case study

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Case 16-2007: A 61-year-old man with a mediastinal mass

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A case study of a 61-year-old man who showed a mediastinal mass, 4 cm in diameter on tomographic scan was referred to the thoracic oncology service for management of a thymoma. The patient was recommended preoperative chemotherapy with two cycles of cisplatin and etoposide.

author: Shepard, Jo-Anne O., Hasserjian, Robert P., Wright, Cameron D., Fidias, Panos, Choi, Noah C.H.
Usage, Thymoma, Diagnosis, Differential, Differential diagnosis, Clinical report

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Case 5-2005: A 53-year-old man with depression and sudden shortness of breath

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A case study of a 53-year-old man with symptoms of depression and sudden shortness of breath is reported. A panel of doctors provides their diagnosis after conducting several tests with a final diagnosis of invasive endocarditis, possibly due to bartonella.

author: Isselbacher, Eric M., Shepard, Jo-Anne O., Fan, Dali, Biddinger, Paul D.
Depression, Mental, Depression (Mood disorder), Respiratory tract diseases, Verruga peruana, Bartonellosis

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