Isospora belli diarrhoea as a presenting feature of AIDS
Saudi Medical Journal. 1991; 12 (5): 433-444
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ABSTRACT
Isospora belli, an opportunistic coccidia, has recently been reported as a cause of severe diarrhea in AIDS patients. We report a 40-year-old female, who presented with prolonged watery diarrhea and weight loss. She had received blood transfusions in 1985 for a fractured femur. She was positive for human immunodeficiency virus antibodies. Her cd4 [helper] cells were markedly diminished. Isospora belli oocysts were repeatedly recovered from her stool specimens. She initially responded to trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole therapy. However, eventually she expired. Patients with severe, chronic and intractible diarrhoea should be investigated for Isospora belli infection and underlying AIDS
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Índice:
IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Diarreia
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Isospora
Tipo de estudo:
Relato de Casos
Limite:
Feminino
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Saudi Med. J.
Ano de publicação:
1991
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