Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3rd Edition by Shirlyn McKenzie, Lynne Williams

تمرين 21

A 39-year-old male went to the clinic with complaints of nagging cough, weight loss, diarrhea, and low-grade temperature. Results of physical examination showed lymphadenopathy, congested lungs, and increased heart rate. Slight splenomegaly and hepatomegaly were noted. A CBC and flow cytometry studies were ordered. Histologic examination of sputum with Gomori's methenamine silver nitrate stain revealed Pneumocystis carinii.
What clinical condition does this patient have? (Objectives 8, 10)
A) congenital immune deficiency
B) infectious mononucleosis
C) AHD
D) AIDS