Gastrointestinal histoplasmosis in HIV infection: two cases of colonic pseudocancer and review of the literature.
Primary gastrointestinal infection is an uncommon manifestation of histoplasmosis. It is almost always associated with disseminated disease and/or an immunocompromised host. The ileum and cecum are the most common sites involved. We report two cases of primary gastrointestinal histoplasmosis in HIV-seropositive men who presented with annular constricting right colon lesions.
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Division of Gastroenterology, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, Inc., Jamaica, New York.
LoPresti
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Lavelanet
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Roistacher
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Remigio
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Marfatia
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Glatt
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D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D000666:Amphotericin B