A Rare and Potentially Catastrophic Infection: Primary Intestinal Aspergillosis—Case Report in an HIV Patient

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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Main Authors: Cátia Dias, Filipa Duarte-Ribeiro, Sara Pipa, Margarida Mota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3269847
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spelling doaj-bf2965f66f3645a780ee62e291964eee2020-11-25T02:34:02ZengHindawi LimitedCase 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
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Sara Pipa
Margarida Mota
A Rare and Potentially Catastrophic Infection: Primary Intestinal Aspergillosis—Case Report in an HIV Patient
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
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Filipa Duarte-Ribeiro
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Margarida Mota
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title 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
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_sort rare and potentially catastrophic infection: primary intestinal aspergillosis—case report in an hiv patient
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
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publishDate 2018-01-01
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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