Emergency Department Diagnosis of Multiple Mycotic Aneurysms in an HIV-Positive Patient Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound

We report the case of a transgender woman with HIV (CD4 349), shortness of breath, and chest pain, who was found to have multiple mycotic aortic aneurysms by point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS). This report highlights the utility of point-of-care ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of this...

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Autores principales: Sasipattarapong, Piyachat, Johnson, Emily, Beckerman, Samuel, Sajed, Dana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8881232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35233305
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21620

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8881232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35233305
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21620

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