Cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an AIDS patient Criptosporidiose do trato biliar simulando câncer do pâncreas em paciente com AIDS

Cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an AIDS patient Criptosporidiose do trato biliar simulando câncer do pâncreas em paciente com AIDS

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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Main Authors: Lenice do Rosário de Souza, Maria Aparecida M. Rodrigues, José Morceli, Raphael Kemp, Rinaldo Poncio Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2004-03-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Criptosporidiose
AIDS
Trato biliar
Pancreatite
Cryptosporidiosis
Biliary tract
Pancreatitis
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