title: AIDS and the acute abdomen.
abstract: The authors describe the common causes of abdominal pain in HIV-infected patients, with particular attention to distinguishing patients who have acute abdominal syndromes from those with chronic illness. Specific etiologic agents, as well as clinical syndromes, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: French
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans