HIV infection in surgical practice
Truskett, P.G.
Medical Journal of Australia 158(4): 264-265
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-729X PMID: 8426551 Document Number: 418244
When HIV is mentioned in a surgical forum a debate will often follow about "universal testing" and "barrier precautions". Unfortunately, there is little discussion of the many ways that HIV-infected patients may present primarily to the surgeon. Although lifestyle risk factors are important clues, unusual clinical features of a relatively common surgical disease should raise the suspicion of HIV infection.