Gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic involvement with Cryptococcus neoformans in AIDS.
We describe three cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) complicated by disseminated cryptococcosis with gastrointestinal involvement. The stomach, duodenum, colon, pancreas, and liver showed invasion by the fungus. Although none of the patients had any symptoms attributable to Cryptococcus neoformans, we speculate that cryptococcal invasion of the liver and gastrointestinal tract may be a contributor to the morbidity in these immunocompromised patients.
Bonacini
M
M
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, (Section of Hepatology Diseases), Los Angeles.
Nussbaum
J
J
Ahluwalia
C
C
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000328:Adult; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*