Biopsy pathology of the gastrointestinal tract in human immunodeficiency virus-associated disease: a 5 year experience in Zurich. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1989. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Biopsy pathology of the gastrointestinal tract in human immunodeficiency virus-associated disease: a 5 year experience in Zurich.

Histopathology. 1988 Nov;13(5):531-40. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/89108327
Stamm B; Grant JW; Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, Zurich,; Switzerland.

Abstract: Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated disease are subject to a wide variety of unusual opportunistic infections and to the development of malignant tumours. These complications frequently manifest themselves within the gastrointestinal tract and endoscopic biopsies may contribute to their diagnosis. The results of 63 such biopsies from 28 patients are reviewed in this study. The diagnoses made included: upper gastrointestinal tract candidiasis (n = 6); cytomegalovirus infection of large intestine (n = 2); cryptosporidiosis (n = 1); spirochaetosis (n = 2); Kaposi's sarcoma (n = 4); malignant lymphoma (n = 3); and anal carcinoma (n = 2). Many of the specimens also showed inflammatory changes with no demonstrable aetiological agent. No specific pattern could be recognized for HIV infection per se.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY Adult Aged Biopsy Female Gastrointestinal Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/PATHOLOGY Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/PATHOLOGY Gastrointestinal System/*PATHOLOGY Human HIV Seropositivity/PATHOLOGY Male Middle Age Switzerland JOURNAL ARTICLE

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