Gastric cryptosporidiosis as a clue for the diagnosis of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Arq. gastroenterol
; 37(3): 180-2, jul.-set. 2000. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Cryptosporidium parvum has been detected with increasing frequency in the gastrointestinal tract, but involvement of the stomach is rarely reported. Whenever found in the histologic examination of the gastrointestinal mucosa, it should raise the suspicion of an immunocompromised host. We report a case of Cryptosporidium-associated erosive gastritis in a 64-year-old woman, who was found later to have the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Gastroduodenoendoscopy and biopsy of the gastric mucosa played an invaluable role in the diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis and to disclose the underlying immunodeficiency state
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Assunto principal:
Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
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Criptosporidiose
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Mucosa Gástrica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arq. gastroenterol
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article