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Toxic megacolon in cryptosporidiosis

1987; Oxford University Press; Volume: 63; Issue: 746 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/pgmj.63.746.1103

ISSN

1469-0756

Autores

G M Connolly, Brian Gazzard,

Tópico(s)

Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

Resumo

Summary A 33 year old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome developed a toxic megacolon. The patient was admitted with a two month history of diarrhoea. Cryptosporidia were isolated from all stool specimens. Clinically and radiographically he developed toxic dilatation of the colon which responded to conservative management.

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