title: Gastric wall necrosis in an HIV-positive patient.
abstract: Perforation of the gastrointestinal tract is rare in HIV infection and occurs most often in the colon and small intestine. Gastric perforation in HIV-positive patients has not been reported so far. We report an HIV-positive patient who developed gastric perforation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ganesan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jayanthi
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*