Gastric cryptosporidiosis as a clue for the diagnosis of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Criptosporidiose gástrica como pista para o diagnóstico da síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida

Cryptosporidium parvum has been detected with increasing frequency in the gastrointestinal tract, but involvement of the stomach is rarely reported. Whenever found in the histologic examination of the gastrointestinal mucosa, it should raise the suspicion of an immunocompromised host. We report a ca...

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Main Authors: Cyntia Mendes CLEMENTE, Carlos Antonio CARAMORI, Pedro PADULA, Maria Aparecida Marchesan RODRIGUES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2000-07-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032000000300008