Gastric cryptococcal infection as an initial presentation of AIDS: a rare case report
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
;
(12): 79-80, 2011.
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: wpr-819558
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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Assunto principal:
Patologia
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Gastropatias
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida
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Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
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Criptococose
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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Diagnóstico
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Mucosa Gástrica
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Histocitoquímica
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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