title: Clinical approach to intestinal infections in homosexual men.
abstract: The list of infectious agents that cause intestinal disorders in homosexual men is polymicrobial. Classic enteric pathogens, anorectal venereal pathogens, and more recently, opportunistic pathogens have been reported to occur in high prevalences in both symptomatic and asymptomatic homosexual men. This article reviews the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of these infections.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D003092:Colitis / Q000382:microbiology; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000175:diagnosis; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis; D004751:Enteritis / Q000382:microbiology; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000382:microbiology; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D011349:Proctitis / Q000382:microbiology; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014481:United States