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Query: UMLS:C0740441 (
acute diarrhea
)
2,275
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Diarrhea in individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a diagnostic challenge. We treated a 53-year-old woman from Africa who presented with
acute diarrhea
, which yielded a diagnosis of HIV and severe immune deficiency. The patient's diarrhea resulted in hypovolemic shock and
acute abdominal pain
. Evaluation revealed an intestinal intussusception. Pathology findings were consistent with
Cryptosporidium, Entamoeba, Giardia
, and cytomegalovirus infections. The actual prevalence of multiple microorganisms causing HIV-associated diarrhea is unknown. A nonmalignant-related adult intussusception in this context is exceedingly rare and of noteworthy significance.
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PMID:Multiorganism HIV-associated diarrhea and telescoping bowel. 3267 58
