ENDOSCOPIC APPEARANCE OF CRYPTOSPORIDIAL DUODENITIS

Citation
Jp. Papp et al., ENDOSCOPIC APPEARANCE OF CRYPTOSPORIDIAL DUODENITIS, The American journal of gastroenterology, 91(10), 1996, pp. 2235-2236
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
ISSN journal
00029270
Volume
91
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2235 - 2236
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9270(1996)91:10<2235:EAOCD>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Cryptosporidial oocyst infection is a common cause of diarrhea in pati ents with AIDS. Concomitant symptoms can include crampy abdominal pain , nausea, vomiting, and anorexia. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy is then u seful for delineating potentially treatable pathogens. We report a cas e of cryptosporidial duodenitis with characteristic endoscopic finding s, biopsy correlate, and a review of the current literature. The endos copic appearance illustrated strongly suggests proximal small bowel mu cosal involvement with cryptosporidial oocysts.