title: [Surgical emergencies and pseudo-surgical syndromes in the course of acquired immunodeficiency syndromes in adults].
abstract: Numerous abdominal manifestations were noted among 600 patients undergoing treatment at Hospital Laennec for various stages of infection by the acquired immunodeficiency virus. These included violent abdominal pain in 30% of cases, the development of abdominal lymphoma, and occasionally alarming pseudo-surgical syndromes. Diagnosis is difficult, all the more so since authentic emergencies may be aggravated by the immunodeficiency state. 18 cases were collected in 3 years and included 6 cases of acute cholecystitis and 2 of appendicitis. The gangrenous and extensive nature of infection was generally noted and required appropriate antibiotic therapy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arsac
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Cugnenc
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lowenstein
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tourani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wind
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faye
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Siksik
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001727:Bisexuality; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Urgences chirurgicales et syndromes pseudo-chirurgicaux au cours des syndromes d'immunodéficience acquise de l'adulte.