Diagnosis and management of HIV-infected patients with diarrhoea.
Diarrhoea and weight loss are found in more than 50% of patients with AIDS and in some patients can be so severe that death may occur even in the absence of opportunistic infections. Systematic evaluation of diarrhoeal illness in HIV-infected patients will often identify a treatable aetiology. Despite the tendency for recurrences, the majority of patients will respond to anti-infective therapy. A practical approach to the diagnosis and management of HIV-infected patients with diarrhoea is presented in this article.
Gerberding
J L
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Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D001706:Biopsy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy