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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
41
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-11-18
pubmed:abstractText
Among 200 hospitalized patients treated for HIV infections there were 98 with gastrointestinal symptoms, independent of the stage of the disease. Only 22 had abnormal stool findings. But histological examination and culture of endoscopically obtained biopsies revealed opportunistic infection in 62, of whom 28 had a cytomegalovirus infection. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare was found in the gastrointestinal mucosa of 25 patients, but its clinical significance is unclear. In 33 of the 98 patients previously classified as positive for HIV or AIDS-related complex, endoscopic demonstration of an opportunistic infection required amendment of their HIV stage. In over 60% endoscopy revealed mucosal changes. A distinction from Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis could only be made by histology or exclusion of the causative microorganism. Demonstration of the causative microorganism from the biopsy is thus essential in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms, because specific treatment is in principle possible and successful for some opportunistic infections.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0012-0472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
113
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1588-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2844496-AIDS-Related Complex, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Adenoviridae Infections, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Chlamydia Infections, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Cryptosporidiosis, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Cytomegalovirus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Dysentery, Bacillary, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Endoscopy, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Entamoebiasis, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Gastrointestinal Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Giardiasis, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Herpesviridae Infections, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Mycobacterium Infections, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Protozoan Infections, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Tuberculosis, pubmed-meshheading:2844496-Virus Diseases
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
[Gastrointestinal findings in HIV infection. Clinical aspects, microbiological findings and endoscopic picture].
pubmed:affiliation
II. Innere Abteilung (Infektiologie und Gastroenterologie), Auguste-Viktoria-Krankenhaus, Berlin-Schöneberg.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract