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A 36-Year-Old Man with Known HIV Infection Comes to the Emergency

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A 36-year-old man with known HIV infection comes to the emergency department because of a two week history of malaise and non-productive cough. He has not been compliant with his HIV medications. He denies any illicit drug abuse. He has never been hospitalized in the past.
His temperature is 38.9 C (102 F) , blood pressure is 122/70 mm Hg, and pulse is 112/min. His oxygen saturation is 90% on room air. His BMI is 23 kg/m². His sternocleidomastoid muscles are prominent bilaterally with each respiration. Cardiac examination reveals tachycardia without any murmurs. Scattered rhonchi are heard on lung auscultation. His abdominal examination is within normal limits.
Laboratory results are as follows:

Chest x-ray shows bilateral patchy interstitial infiltrates.
Intravenous fluids and high dose intravenous trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole are started.
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