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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| author | Lenice do Rosário de Souza Maria Aparecida M. Rodrigues José Morceli Raphael Kemp Rinaldo Poncio Mendes |
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| description | 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.<br>A diarréia causada pelo Cryptosporidium sp é muito freqüente em pacientes com AIDS, mas o envolvimento de outros órgãos do aparelho digestivo é incomum. Relata-se o caso de uma mulher de 43 anos, que tinha AIDS, que apresentava obstrução das vias biliares associada ao Cryptosporidium, simulando câncer da cabeça do pâncreas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27a48edfba6842a9922866b87b4c8f272022-12-22T03:29:11ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical0037-86821678-98492004-03-0137218218510.1590/S0037-86822004000200015Cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an AIDS patient Criptosporidiose do trato biliar simulando câncer do pâncreas em paciente com AIDSLenice do Rosário de SouzaMaria Aparecida M. RodriguesJosé MorceliRaphael KempRinaldo Poncio MendesDiarrhea 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.<br>A diarréia causada pelo Cryptosporidium sp é muito freqüente em pacientes com AIDS, mas o envolvimento de outros órgãos do aparelho digestivo é incomum. Relata-se o caso de uma mulher de 43 anos, que tinha AIDS, que apresentava obstrução das vias biliares associada ao Cryptosporidium, simulando câncer da cabeça do pâncreas.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822004000200015CriptosporidioseAIDSTrato biliarPancreatiteCryptosporidiosisAIDSBiliary tractPancreatitis |
| spellingShingle | Lenice do Rosário de Souza Maria Aparecida M. Rodrigues José Morceli Raphael Kemp Rinaldo Poncio Mendes Cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an AIDS patient Criptosporidiose do trato biliar simulando câncer do pâncreas em paciente com AIDS Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Criptosporidiose AIDS Trato biliar Pancreatite Cryptosporidiosis AIDS Biliary tract Pancreatitis |
| title | Cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an AIDS patient Criptosporidiose do trato biliar simulando câncer do pâncreas em paciente com AIDS |
| title_full | Cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an AIDS patient Criptosporidiose do trato biliar simulando câncer do pâncreas em paciente com AIDS |
| title_fullStr | Cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an AIDS patient Criptosporidiose do trato biliar simulando câncer do pâncreas em paciente com AIDS |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an AIDS patient Criptosporidiose do trato biliar simulando câncer do pâncreas em paciente com AIDS |
| title_short | Cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an AIDS patient Criptosporidiose do trato biliar simulando câncer do pâncreas em paciente com AIDS |
| title_sort | cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an aids patient criptosporidiose do trato biliar simulando cancer do pancreas em paciente com aids |
| topic | Criptosporidiose AIDS Trato biliar Pancreatite Cryptosporidiosis AIDS Biliary tract Pancreatitis |
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