Mycobacterium ulcerans infection as a cause of chronic diarrhea in an AIDS patient: a case report.
Chronic diarrhea is one of the most frequent gastro-intestinal manifestations in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Protozoa and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are opportunistic pathogens that can easily infect these patients. Among the NTM, Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is the most frequently observed pathogen in HIV-infected patients. However, NTMs other than MAC have not been reported as a gastrointestinal pathogen as yet. We present a case of chronic diarrhea in an AIDS patient in whom Mycobacterium ulcerans and cryptosporidium co-infection is evidenced from colonic tissue.
Huh
Jin-Gook
JG
Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Joong-gu, Jeo-dong 2-ga 85, Seoul 100-032, South Korea.
Kim
You-Sun
YS
Lee
Jong-Sung
JS
Jeong
Tae-Yeob
TY
Ryu
Soo-Hyung
SH
Lee
Jung-Hwan
JH
Moon
Jeong-Seop
JS
Kang
Yun-Kyung
YK
Shim
Myung-Shup
MS
Oh
Myoung-Don
MD
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D000328:Adult; D054312:Buruli Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000150:complications; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019911:Mycobacterium ulcerans / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial