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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Masquerading as Myopathy and Rhabdomyolysis.

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Ranabhat, K; Deliwala, S; Hussain, M; Haykal, T; Bachuwa, G
Published in: Cureus
April 2021

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) characteristically presents as a mononucleosis-like prodrome; rhabdomyolysis as a sole manifestation remains a rare finding from infection to seroconversion. A young male with a vague sexual history presented with myopathy progressing rapidly to rhabdomyolysis and renal failure. Acute HIV rarely presents with classic features, and rhabdomyolysis seems to manifest more in younger patients. Our case also demonstrates the importance of keeping a strong suspicion for HIV in the right setting despite false-negative results in the pre-seroconversion phase. The variability in HIV presentation and stigma of sexual history taking represents a diagnostic challenge. The astute clinician must be privy to these peculiarities to formulate a prompt diagnosis.

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Cureus

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2168-8184

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2168-8184

Publication Date

April 2021

Volume

13

Issue

4

Start / End Page

e14559

Related Subject Headings

  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Ranabhat, K., Deliwala, S., Hussain, M., Haykal, T., & Bachuwa, G. (2021). Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Masquerading as Myopathy and Rhabdomyolysis. Cureus, 13(4), e14559. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14559
Ranabhat, Kushal, Smit Deliwala, MurtazaShabbir Hussain, Tarek Haykal, and Ghassan Bachuwa. “Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Masquerading as Myopathy and Rhabdomyolysis.Cureus 13, no. 4 (April 2021): e14559. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14559.
Ranabhat K, Deliwala S, Hussain M, Haykal T, Bachuwa G. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Masquerading as Myopathy and Rhabdomyolysis. Cureus. 2021 Apr;13(4):e14559.
Ranabhat, Kushal, et al. “Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Masquerading as Myopathy and Rhabdomyolysis.Cureus, vol. 13, no. 4, Apr. 2021, p. e14559. Epmc, doi:10.7759/cureus.14559.
Ranabhat K, Deliwala S, Hussain M, Haykal T, Bachuwa G. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Masquerading as Myopathy and Rhabdomyolysis. Cureus. 2021 Apr;13(4):e14559.

Published In

Cureus

DOI

EISSN

2168-8184

ISSN

2168-8184

Publication Date

April 2021

Volume

13

Issue

4

Start / End Page

e14559

Related Subject Headings

  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences