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Doctors recently identified a new form of parasitic worm that was associated with the death of a person with AIDS from the San Francisco Bay area about 1 year ago. The man acquired HIV 5 years ago, but was hospitalized in 1994 with stomach and back pain, weight loss, night sweats and fever. After the worm destroyed parts of the liver and intestines, doctors suspected a new variety of HIV-related cancer. Upon examining the tissue using polymer chain reaction technology, the doctors were able to see that the large amount of scar tissue was caused by the fast growth of the worm. Many questions remain unanswered, such as: how often the new worm causes disease in humans, whether the weakened immune system of a person with AIDS was a factor in susceptibility, where the microbe exists in nature, and whether the infestation can be treated effectively using drugs known to be effective against similar parasites.
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PMID:Lethal new worm discovered in PWA. 1136 26