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Article

Ockham’s Razor is not so Sharp

Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Infect. Dis. Rep. 2010, 2(2), e10; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2010.e10
Submission received: 24 December 2009 / Revised: 24 December 2009 / Accepted: 14 April 2010 / Published: 23 August 2010

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.
Keywords: Cavitary pneumonia; Rhodococcus equi; Pneumocystis jirovecii; Toxoplasma gondii Cavitary pneumonia; Rhodococcus equi; Pneumocystis jirovecii; Toxoplasma gondii

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A. Lewis, M.; Agusala, K.; Raizen, Y. Ockham’s Razor is not so Sharp. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2010, 2, e10. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2010.e10

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A. Lewis M, Agusala K, Raizen Y. Ockham’s Razor is not so Sharp. Infectious Disease Reports. 2010; 2(2):e10. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2010.e10

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A. Lewis, Mark, Kartik Agusala, and Yuval Raizen. 2010. "Ockham’s Razor is not so Sharp" Infectious Disease Reports 2, no. 2: e10. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2010.e10

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