Ockham's razor is not so sharp

Mark A. Lewis; Kartik Agusala; Yuval Raizen

doi:10.4081/idr.2010.e10

Ockham's razor is not so sharp

Mark A. Lewis, Kartik Agusala, Yuval Raizen

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Abstract

A 39-year-old male with newly diagnosed HIV had cavitary pneumonia initially attributed to Pneumocystis jirovecii but actually caused by Rhodococcus equi. After neurological deterioration, he was found to have intracerebral lesions caused by Toxoplasma gondii. This case underscores the inability to rely on the search for a unifying diagnosis (Ockham's Razor) in HIV-infected patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	30-32
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infectious Disease Reports
Volume	2
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2010.e10
State	Published - 2010

Keywords

Cavitary pneumonia
Pneumocystis jirovecii
Rhodococcus equi
Toxoplasma gondii

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Infectious Diseases

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