title: Listeria monocytogenes sepsis and small cell carcinoma of the rectum: an unusual presentation of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: A 26-year-old male homosexual initially presented with Listeria monocytogenes sepsis and a small cell carcinoma of the rectum. His subsequent course included esophageal candidiasis, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and severe T-lymphocyte abnormalities on immunologic testing, consistent with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This represents the first case of AIDS associated with this unusual tumor and Listeria infection.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Read
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Orenstein
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Chorba
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Schulof
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal