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.
Schoofs
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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