Cryptosporidiosis leading to an unsuspected diagnosis of AIDS.
We describe a 68-year-old woman with an episode of diarrhoea, malaise and weight loss, caused by infection with Cryptosporidium. The diagnosis was hampered because this patient had a low risk of HIV infection, a two-year history of Crohn's disease, and a simultaneous candidal infection. An infection with Cryptosporidium was demonstrated with electron microscopic examination, and subsequent tests revealed positive HIV serology. AIDS was probably contracted through her husband.
Department of Internal Medicine, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, the Netherlands. m.schoofs@erasmusmc.nl
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings