Diarrhea in the HIV-Infected Patient

Gastrointestinal manifeslations may be encountered throughout, the course of HIV disease. The problems range from asymptomatic hairy leukoplakia lo overwhelming diarrhea due to opportunistic infections such as cryptosporidiosis. Diarrheal disease is an important contributing factor to wasting in adv...

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Main Author: Peter Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1994-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/793045
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spelling doaj-706d669a8ab2472a9b1a38238e4490b62020-11-24T22:19:44ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321994-01-015Suppl E42E48E10.1155/1994/793045Diarrhea in the HIV-Infected PatientPeter Phillips0Division of lnfections Diseases, St Paul’s Hospital, CanadaGastrointestinal manifeslations may be encountered throughout, the course of HIV disease. The problems range from asymptomatic hairy leukoplakia lo overwhelming diarrhea due to opportunistic infections such as cryptosporidiosis. Diarrheal disease is an important contributing factor to wasting in advanced HIV disease. Considerable progress has been made in recents years regarding our understanding or HIV-related diarrhea, including etiological agents, diagnostic methods and treatment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/793045
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description Gastrointestinal manifeslations may be encountered throughout, the course of HIV disease. The problems range from asymptomatic hairy leukoplakia lo overwhelming diarrhea due to opportunistic infections such as cryptosporidiosis. Diarrheal disease is an important contributing factor to wasting in advanced HIV disease. Considerable progress has been made in recents years regarding our understanding or HIV-related diarrhea, including etiological agents, diagnostic methods and treatment.
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