Gastric cryptosporidiosis as a clue for the diagnosis of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Cyntia Mendes Clemente²  Carlos Antonio Caramori¹  Pedro Padula¹  Maria Aparecida Marchesan Rodrigues¹ 

[1] ,UNESP Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Division of GastroenterologyBotucatu SP ,Brazil

关键词: Cryptosporidiosis;    Gastritis;    Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;    AIDS-related opportunistic infections;    Criptosporidiose;    Gastrite;    Síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida;    Infecções oportunistas relacionadas com a AIDS;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-28032000000300008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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