Phlegmonous gastritis associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome/pre-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Unusual infections in the immunocompromised host often present a diagnostic dilemma to the physician. We describe a 29-year-old Haitian man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome/pre-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who died of phlegmonous gastritis.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D005756:Gastritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008297:Male