title: The acute abdomen and HIV.
abstract: HIV-related disease continues to increase and presents the greatest single challenge to the medical practitioner seeking to alleviate suffering in the developing world. As a result, the practice of surgery cannot ignore the impact of HIV and must assess the implications of this new disease. Although much has been written of HIV-related surgical pathology, the preponderance of the literature reflects the experience of surgeons working in well-equipped hospitals in the First World where HIV prevalence is low and where there is ready access to a multiplicity of drug therapies and nursing backup.
authors.affiliation: mikeytha@mweb.co.zw
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cotton
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents