Delayed diagnosis of HIV in patients with reactive lymphadenopathy

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 578-579

  Sam, Wic ^a,b   Nye, F J ^a   Beeching, N J ^a   Taylor, W ^a  

^a Regional Infectious Disease Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERPLASIA; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034242158     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2000.61.8.1405     Document Type: Article

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