title: Perforation peritonitis due to gastrointestinal cryptococcosis as an initial presentation in an AIDS patient.
abstract: A 30-year-old woman underwent exploratory laparotomy for perforation peritonitis. Primary repair of the jejunal perforation was performed. The ulcer edge biopsy revealed Cryptococcus. Subsequently ELISA was reactive for HIV-1 antibody. This report describes a rare case of cryptococcal jejunal perforation, which was the initial presentation in an AIDS patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents