       Document 0647
 DOCN  M9610647
 TI    Selective causes of fever in adult human immunodeficiency virus-infected
       patients relative to CD4+ cell counts.
 DT    9601
 AU    Czachor JS; Gleckman RA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Wright State
       University School; of Medicine, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio,
       USA.
 SO    Arch Fam Med. 1995 Oct;4(10):879-84. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96011557
 AB    Fever is a common finding in the patient who is infected with the human
       immunodeficiency virus. As immunocompetence wanes, febrile episodes
       become more common, although the virus itself is seldom the cause of the
       fever. A thorough evaluation, based on the history and physical findings
       and directed by the level of immunosuppression relative to the CD4+ cell
       count, provides the framework upon which an approach to this complex
       problem is based. Noninfectious causes of fever, for example, drug
       reactions or adverse effects or neoplasms, should be considered in the
       differential diagnosis. Finally, health care workers should discuss the
       diagnostic evaluation with the patient before starting the process, as
       some individuals may be reluctant to undergo such an investigation.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/IMMUNOLOGY  CD4
       Lymphocyte Count  Fever/*ETIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/VIROLOGY  Human  HIV
       Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/*IMMUNOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW,
       TUTORIAL

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