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Author: Capeau J, Gharakanian S, and Younossi ZM
Subjects: Fatty Liver pathology, Humans, Fatty Liver etiology, HIV Infections complications, Hepatitis C, Chronic complications, Hepatitis C, Chronic metabolism, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome etiology
Published: 2009
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Author: Trylesinski A, Carbonnel F, Bouchaud O, Beaugerie L, Gharakanian S, Rozenbaum W, Cosnes J, Gendre JP, and Le Quintrec Y
Subjects: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections diagnosis, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections drug therapy, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections microbiology, Adult, Amphotericin B therapeutic use, Antifungal Agents therapeutic use, Colonic Diseases diagnosis, Colonic Diseases drug therapy, Colonic Diseases epidemiology, Female, France epidemiology, Histoplasmosis diagnosis, Histoplasmosis drug therapy, Humans, Male, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections epidemiology, Colonic Diseases microbiology, Histoplasmosis epidemiology
Abstract: We report three cases of colonic histoplasmosis observed in a non-endemic area in patients with AIDS. The patients presented with fever, abdominal pain and an abdominal mass in the right lower quadrant. Diagnosis was obtained using Gomori-Crocott staining of endoscopic or surgical biopsies. One patient died without specific treatment and two patients had a complete remission when treated with intravenous amphotericin B but suffered a relapse when given oral itraconazole. Thus, physicians in areas where intestinal histoplasmosis is not endemic should be aware of the condition. Diagnosis can easily be obtained using Gomori-Crocott staining of colonoscopic biopsies; this should avoid unnecessary laparotomies and allow specific treatment to be instituted rapidly.
Published: 1995

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