Document 0175
 DOCN  M9620175
 TI    [Crohn disease in an AIDS patient]
 DT    9602
 AU    Armbruster C; Drlicek M; II. Interne Abteilung des Pulmologischen,
       Zentrums der Stadt; Wien.
 SO    Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1995 Oct 21;125(42):1999-2002. Unique Identifier
       : AIDSLINE MED/96045671
 AB    We report on a 32-year-old homosexual AIDS patient with Crohn's disease
       of the ileocecal region. Radiographically the bowel of this region
       showed thickening of the wall and moderate narrowing of the lumen.
       Sonography showed an enlargement of the mesenterial lymph nodes. Due to
       mechanic ileus, ileocecal resection was performed. Histology of the
       resected bowel segment revealed extensive inflammatory changes
       throughout the wall and deep ulcerations, corresponding to changes in
       Crohn's disease. An underlying infection was histologically excluded.
       The immunologic aspects of Crohn's disease and of AIDS, and the
       differential diagnoses of Crohn's disease in AIDS patients, are
       discussed.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS  Adult  Case Report
       Crohn Disease/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/PATHOLOGY  English Abstract
       Human  Ileocecal Valve/SURGERY  Intestinal Obstruction/ETIOLOGY/SURGERY
       Male  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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