title: [Weight loss and chronic diarrhea in a 54-year-old man with HIV infection].
abstract: A 54-year-old man presented with a 6-week history of chronic diarrhea and weight loss of 11 kg after returning from a holiday in Thailand. The patient had a 9-year history of an untreated HIV infection. Despite treatment of a culture-proven Shigella enteritis and strongyloidiasis the symptoms persisted. Finally, cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis was diagnosed by colonoscopy. The patient recovered completely after starting antiretroviral and valganciclovir treatment. An additional opportunistic infection with multiresistant pulmonary tuberculosis was diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Schweiz.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pickel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Filipowicz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battegay
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osthoff
mesh_terms: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003092:Colitis; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013851:Thinness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000077562:Valganciclovir; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents; D000077562:Valganciclovir; D015774:Ganciclovir