Cryptosporidiosis leading to an unsuspected diagnosis of AIDS

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Schoofs, MWCJ [1 ]
Maartense, E
Eulderink, F
Vreede, RW
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[1] Reinier Graaf Gasthuis, Dept Internal Med, Delft, Netherlands
[2] Reinier Graaf Gasthuis, Dept Pathol, Delft, Netherlands
[3] Reinier Graaf Gasthuis, Dept Microbiol, Delft, Netherlands
[4] Erasmus Med Ctr, Dept Epidemiol & Biostat, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands
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NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 2004年 / 62卷 / 06期
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We describe a 68-year-old woman with an episode of diarrhoea, malaise and weight loss, caused by infection with Cryptosporidium. The diagnosis was hampered because this patient had a low risk of HIV infection, a two-year history of Crohn's disease, and a simultaneous candidal infection. An infection with Cryptosporidium was demonstrated with electron microscopic examination, and subsequent tests revealed positive HIV serology. AIDS was probably contracted through her husband.
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