Active intestinal tuberculosis with esophageal candidiasis due to idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia in an elderly woman

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-51

  Hirasaki, Shoji ^a,c   Koide, Norio ^a   Ogawa, Hiromichi ^b   Tsuji, Takao ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kagawaken Saiseikai Hospital   (Japan)

^c KAGAWA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Idiopathic CD4+ T lymphocytopenia; Intestinal tuberculosis; Opportunistic infection

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; FLUCONAZOLE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0033963871     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00009975     Document Type: Article

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