A Rare and Potentially Catastrophic Infection: Primary Intestinal Aspergillosis—Case Report in an HIV Patient
Aspergillus species are ubiquitous in nature; however, infection is uncommon, except in immunocompromised or immunosuppressed hosts. We present the case of a 71-year-old woman with a history of human immunodeficiency virus infection who presented with fever, weight loss, and diarrhea, posteriorly di...
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| description | Aspergillus species are ubiquitous in nature; however, infection is uncommon, except in immunocompromised or immunosuppressed hosts. We present the case of a 71-year-old woman with a history of human immunodeficiency virus infection who presented with fever, weight loss, and diarrhea, posteriorly diagnosed with intestinal aspergillosis after examination of a segmental enterectomy piece. The diagnosis was made postmortem once the patient died after fast and progressive deterioration in the postoperative period. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf2965f66f3645a780ee62e291964eee2025-02-03T01:02:40ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332018-01-01201810.1155/2018/32698473269847A Rare and Potentially Catastrophic Infection: Primary Intestinal Aspergillosis—Case Report in an HIV PatientCátia Dias0Filipa Duarte-Ribeiro1Sara Pipa2Margarida Mota3Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Espinho, PortugalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Espinho, PortugalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Espinho, PortugalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Espinho, PortugalAspergillus species are ubiquitous in nature; however, infection is uncommon, except in immunocompromised or immunosuppressed hosts. We present the case of a 71-year-old woman with a history of human immunodeficiency virus infection who presented with fever, weight loss, and diarrhea, posteriorly diagnosed with intestinal aspergillosis after examination of a segmental enterectomy piece. The diagnosis was made postmortem once the patient died after fast and progressive deterioration in the postoperative period.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3269847 |
| spellingShingle | Cátia Dias Filipa Duarte-Ribeiro Sara Pipa Margarida Mota A Rare and Potentially Catastrophic Infection: Primary Intestinal Aspergillosis—Case Report in an HIV Patient Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | A Rare and Potentially Catastrophic Infection: Primary Intestinal Aspergillosis—Case Report in an HIV Patient |
| title_full | A Rare and Potentially Catastrophic Infection: Primary Intestinal Aspergillosis—Case Report in an HIV Patient |
| title_fullStr | A Rare and Potentially Catastrophic Infection: Primary Intestinal Aspergillosis—Case Report in an HIV Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare and Potentially Catastrophic Infection: Primary Intestinal Aspergillosis—Case Report in an HIV Patient |
| title_short | A Rare and Potentially Catastrophic Infection: Primary Intestinal Aspergillosis—Case Report in an HIV Patient |
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