A Rare Cause of Respiratory Insufficiency in a 30-Year-Old Transgender Woman.

Langiano, Nicola; Brussa, Alessandro; Riccardi, Ilaria; Meroi, Francesco; Toso, Francesco; Cesselli, Daniela; Vetrugno, Luigi; Bove, Tiziana · Chest · 2021

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 30-year-old transgender woman who was HIV positive presented to the ED with progressive severe dyspnea and hemoptysis that started 1 day earlier. The patient was undergoing antiretroviral therapy with emtricitabine-rilpivirine-tenofovir with good compliance and feminizing hormone therapy with cyproterone acetate. She was otherwise healthy and was not taking any other medications.

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