Gastric cryptococcal infection as an initial presentation of AIDS: a rare case report
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
;
(12): 79-80, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
Cryptococcus neoformans has been recognized as a human pathogen over centuries. This has achieved new prominence in the recent years as it is an opportunistic fungi causing fatal, deep mycotic infections in immunocompromised states. Although cryptococcus is principally a pathogen of central nervous system, wide variety of other organs may also be involved. Gastrointestinal cryptococcosis is rarely reported either as an isolated finding or in a disseminated disease. However, even with the strikingly increased incidence of the disease, occurrence of obvious gastrointestinal symptoms directly attributable to cryptococcosis is outstandingly rare. We report a case of gastric cryptococcal infection with esophageal herpes as an initial presentation in an AIDS patient.
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Asunto principal:
Patología
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Gastropatías
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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
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Huésped Inmunocomprometido
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Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA
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Criptococosis
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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Diagnóstico
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Mucosa Gástrica
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Histocitoquímica
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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