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The following morning on rounds, her condition
is unchanged.
- The cranial CT shows no obvious lesions.
- Her hemogram shows
- A WBC of 2.3,
- Absolute lymphocyte count is 800 (low)
- Hemoglobin of 9.0 gm% and
- Platelet count of 142,000
- An LP is done, but labs are within
normal limits.
She is treated supportively with PT and
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Three days later,
- A repeat CT shows evidence of an
ischemic stroke.
- Her ELIZA comes back positive.
- Fansidar is stopped and she is started
on Septrin as prophylaxis for pneumocystis and toxoplasmosis.
- She cannot afford an echocardiogram and
she is started on ASA.
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Zipporah had a CVA.
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