Dear Editor
I was disappointed to read, in the case scenario of a recent article regarding the investigation of a patient with polyarthritis 1 that a patient was not offered an HIV test despite there being clinical indication. The reason given was the absence of risk factors.
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References
- E Suresh, PV Menon, MZ Myint . Problem based review: The patient with recent onset Polyarthritis Acute Medicine 2014;13(3):132-138
- http://www.bhiva.org/HIVTesting2008.aspx UK National Guidelines for HIV Testing (2008):
- http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140722091854/ http://www.hpa.org.uk/webc/HPAwebFile/PAweb_C/1287145128738
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