A Rare Case of Chylous Ascites from Mycobacterium avium intracellulare in a Patient with AIDS: Review of the Literature

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2499-2501

  Rollhauser, Carlos ^a   Borum, Marie ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Chylous ascites; Mycobacterium avium intracellulare

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHYLOUS ASCITES; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; REVIEW; ARTICLE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CHYLOUS ASCITES; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION;

EID: 0030453184     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02100149     Document Type: Article

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