title: Mycobacterium ulcerans infection as a cause of chronic diarrhea in an AIDS patient: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Joong-gu, Jeo-dong 2-ga 85, Seoul 100-032, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jin-Gook
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.forename: You-Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jong-Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tae-Yeob
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Soo-Hyung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Jung-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jeong-Seop
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Yun-Kyung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Myung-Shup
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Myoung-Don
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial