SAVED
File name .JPG
File alt. text
Image should be px wide x px tall.
Select Image
home - Miscellaneous - Infection - GI AIDS Written by Dr Sebastian Zeki

GI AIDS

RUQP/fever/malaise Very raised ALP with normal bilirubin On ERCP - Papillary stenosis - Intrahepatic sclerosing cholangitis Causes -Cryptosporidium Microsporidia CMV MAC Cyclospora NHL Kaposi's Diagnosed by brush duodenal mucosa Cryptospordia (severe, most common) - swimming pools/lakes Microsporidia ("Merant inclusions") Giardia Viruses Causes: Pentamidine, DDI, DDC CMV, HSV, LAC, TB (needs pancreatic biopsy - difficult) Hepatic conditions: Granulomatous hepatitis. Micro/macro vesicular hepatosteatosis. Diffuse hepatocellular injury. Sclerosing cholangitis. Shigella Salmonella Campylobacter C. diff. CMV (in 40% in Wrights: only) Treat with Valganciclovir/Adofavir/Phoscarnet/Ganciclovir - Pathogen found in 50 to 85% of AIDS diarrhoea regardless of CD-4 - If shigella, salmonella or campylobacter nega-tive then for endoscopy. Cause: Bartonella - multiple liver cysts Treatment: Doxycycline/Erythromycin Clinical presentation: fever, weight loss, abdominal pain, reddish skin papules Viral: CMV/HSV (volcano crater ulcers)/EBV Fungal: histoplasmosis, cryptococcus Bacterial: MAI, TB, Nocardia, Actinomyces Tumours: NHL, Kaposi's, cancer, lymphoma Drugs: HAART Idiopathic With oesophageal problems give empirical candida treatment If doesn't resolve quickly then for OGD GI tract and AIDS AIDS cholangiopathy Biliary peliosis hepatitis (BPH) Enteritis: MCC Colitis Pancreatitis Oesophageal ulceration Written by Dr Sebastian Zeki

Related Stories

Morphological and molecular identification of amphistomes of wild ruminants from selected conservancies of Matebeleland region of Zimbabwe

Gastrointestinal and hepatic manifestations among hospitalized COVID-19 children

Molecular epidemiology of bovine leukemia virus in cattle and phylogenetic analysis for determining its prevailing genotype in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Efficacy and Safety of Cefuroxime-Tetracycline-Containing Bismuth Quadruple Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Eradication in Penicillin-Allergic Patients: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Isolation and characterization of GI-19/L1148-like infectious bronchitis virus in China