Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · May 2010
Emergency department management of hematologic and oncologic complications in the patient infected with HIV.
This article discusses the various hematologic and oncologic diseases to consider when caring for a patient with HIV infection. These diseases are not only more common in this patient population, but they can often be more severe, leading to greater morbidity and mortality than would be expected for a patient without HIV infection. ⋯ The oncologic diseases discussed include AIDS-defining conditions, such as Kaposi sarcoma, invasive cervical carcinoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The recognition of these conditions in patients infected with HIV is of paramount importance for identifying patients at high risk of morbidity and mortality.