title: [Diagnostic problems in infectious colitis in the framework of an HIV infection].
abstract: Between 1988/89 1207 HIV-positive patients were registered at the Medical Policlinic of the University Hospital Zurich. In 57 of these patients colonoscopy or rectosigmoidoscopy was performed because of serious symptoms or symptoms refractory to therapy (diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, massive abdominal pain, weight loss). 24/57 (42%) had a negative colonoscopy and in 6/57 patients (10%) Kaposi's sarcoma was found. 14/57 (25%) had unspecific colitis. In 13/57 (23%) cases with colitis, one or multiple bacterial or viral agents were diagnosed: CMV (n = 5), herpes (n = 2), Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (n = 3), different bacterial agents (n = 5), HIV (n = 1). One patient had a double and one a triple infection. Another had colitis with HIV as the only isolated pathogenic agent in the colon epithelium.
authors.affiliation: Innere Medizin, Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Münch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meyenberger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Altorfer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ammann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Diagnostische Schwierigkeiten bei der infektiösen Kolitis im Rahmen der HIV-Krankheit.