17th February 2025

A 32-year-old gentleman with HIV presents with severe shortness of breath on exertion.

A 32-year-old gentleman with HIV presents with severe shortness of breath on exertion. His past medical history also includes Kaposi’s sarcoma, which is identifiable on his nose. On examination, his oxygen saturations are at 98% at rest but drop to 86% on exertion. A chest X-ray shows bilateral infiltrates. What is the most important empirical treatment?

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