Cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an AIDS patient
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01/03/2004
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| Resumo |
Diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium sp is frequent in patients with AIDS, but involvement of other organs of the digestive tract is uncommon. We report a case of Cryptosporidium-associated obstruction of the biliary tract mimicking cancer of the head of the pancreas in a 43-year-old woman with AIDS. |
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| Identificador |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822004000200015 |
| Idioma(s) |
en |
| Publicador |
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT |
| Fonte |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.37 n.2 2004 |
| Palavras-Chave | #Cryptosporidiosis #AIDS #Biliary tract #Pancreatitis |
| Tipo |
journal article |
