4th August 2023

A 33-year-old man with poorly controlled HIV presents with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea.

A 33-year-old man with poorly controlled HIV presents with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea. He also complains that his vision has deteriorated. His CD4 count is 38, and a colonoscopy with biopsy shows cells with “owl’s eye” inclusion bodies.

What treatment should he receive?

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