GASTROINTESTINAL, HEPATIC, AND PANCREATIC INVOLVEMENT WITH CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS IN AIDS

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作者
BONACINI, M
NUSSBAUM, J
AHLUWALIA, C
机构
[1] UNIV SO CALIF,SCH MED,DEPT MED,HEPATOL SECT,LOS ANGELES,CA 90033
[2] UNIV SO CALIF,SCH MED,DEPT MED,INFECT DIS SECT,LOS ANGELES,CA 90033
[3] UNIV MISSOURI,SCH MED,DEPT PATHOL,KANSAS CITY,MO 64108
[4] UNIV SO CALIF,MED CTR,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
关键词
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Cryptococcus neoformans; Gastrointestinal tract; Liver; Pancreas;
D O I
10.1097/00004836-199006000-00012
中图分类号
R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
学科分类号
摘要
We describe three cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) complicated by disseminated crypto-coccosis with gastrointestinal involvement. The stomach, duodenum, colon, pancreas, and liver showed invasion by the fungus. Although none of the patients had any symptoms attributable to Cryptococcus neoformans, we speculate that cryptococcal invasion of the liver and gastrointestinal tract may be a contributor to the morbidity in these immunocompromised patients. © 1990 Raven Press, Ltd., New York.
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