A Delayed Diagnosis: Conflicting Investigation Results Should Be Challenged

We present a case where a diagnosis of advanced HIV led to many other diagnoses but more importantly life-threatening multivariant Castleman's disease which is rare and was successfully treated. This case highlights the importance of questioning and challenging investigations when it does not f...

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Autores principales: Mital, D., Desai, V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22937394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/809567
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description We present a case where a diagnosis of advanced HIV led to many other diagnoses but more importantly life-threatening multivariant Castleman's disease which is rare and was successfully treated. This case highlights the importance of questioning and challenging investigations when it does not fit with the clinical picture. Multidisciplinary teams are crucial and always seek expert advice if unsure. The much-quoted adage of “many symptoms and signs will fit one diagnosis” also bodes well in this case.
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spelling pubmed-34204952012-08-30 A Delayed Diagnosis: Conflicting Investigation Results Should Be Challenged Mital, D. Desai, V. Case Rep Pathol Case Report We present a case where a diagnosis of advanced HIV led to many other diagnoses but more importantly life-threatening multivariant Castleman's disease which is rare and was successfully treated. This case highlights the importance of questioning and challenging investigations when it does not fit with the clinical picture. Multidisciplinary teams are crucial and always seek expert advice if unsure. The much-quoted adage of “many symptoms and signs will fit one diagnosis” also bodes well in this case. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-09-22 /pmc/articles/PMC3420495/ /pubmed/22937394 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/809567 Text en Copyright © 2011 D. Mital and V. Desai. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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