Acute HIV infection presenting as hemophagocytic syndrome with an unusual serological and virological response to ART

Abstract Background HIV clinical presentation in the acute stage is variable and some of its virological and immunological aspects are not completely understood. Most cases of HIV- associated reactive hemophagocytic syndrome have been reported in patients with advanced stages of HIV and to our knowl...

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Main Authors: Rita Veiga Ferraz, Ana Cláudia Carvalho, Fernando Araújo, Carmo Koch, Cândida Abreu, António Sarmento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-1945-9