Perforation peritonitis due to gastrointestinal cryptococcosis as an initial presentation in an AIDS patient

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Saha, S ^a   Agarwal, Nitin ^a   Srivastava, A ^a   Kumar, A ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Cryptococcus; Gastrointestinal cryptococcus; Jejunal perforation

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; LAMIVUDINE PLUS NEVIRAPINE PLUS STAVUDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AIDS PATIENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCAL JEJUNAL PERFORATION; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; JEJUNUM BIOPSY; LAPAROTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIV-1; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; JEJUNUM; PERITONITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57149109795     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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