Cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an AIDS patient
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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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AIDS Biliary tract Cryptosporidiosis Pancreatitis antiretrovirus agent clarithromycin fluconazole indinavir lamivudine stavudine acquired immune deficiency syndrome adult bile duct obstruction case report clinical feature cryptosporidiosis diarrhea differential diagnosis disease course female hepatobiliary system human pancreas cancer Adult AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Animals Cholestasis Fatal Outcome Female Humans Pancreatic Neoplasms Cryptosporidium Pomacanthus maculosus
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v. 37, n. 2, p. 182-185, 2004.
