title: Enteropathic AIDS in Uganda. An endoscopic, histological and microbiological study.
abstract: Twenty-three Ugandan patients with enteropathic acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, 'slim' disease) were studied. Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, colonoscopy, biopsy, stool parasitology and culture were performed. Endoscopy revealed oral and/or oesophageal candidiasis in 22 patients. Stool examination and histology of the upper GI tract showed that 11 patients had cryptosporidiosis and three had isosporiasis (total of 61% of patients with coccidian enteritis). One case of possible Mycobacterium avium mycobacteriosis was also identified. Enteropathic AIDS in Uganda presents with a spectrum of infections similar to that found in developed countries, but the incidence of cryptosporidiosis and isosporiasis is higher.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000150:complications; D004064:Digestive System / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications; D014454:Uganda