Pulmonary Embolism Mimicking Pneumonia in a HIV Patient

Abstract EN

Recent studies have shown an increased risk of arterial and venous vascular diseases in HIV patients, pulmonary thromboembolism being one of them.

HIV-infected individuals may have procoagulants predisposing them to thromboembolism.

Patients with thromboembolism may have a clinical presentation mimicking common opportunistic infections.

It is important to consider pulmonary embolism in the differential of HIV patients with fever, cough, and dyspnea, particularly in those with well-controlled HIV infection.