Isospora belli Infection Associated with Acalculous Cholecystitis in a Patient with AIDS
Authors: Debra A. Benator
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1994)

Brief Communications1 November 1994Isospora belli Infection Associated with Acalculous Cholecystitis in a Patient with AIDSDebra A. Benator, MD, Audrey L. French, MD, Lisa M. Beaudet, MD, Charles S. Levy, MD, and Jan M. Orenstein, MD, PhDDebra A. Benator, MDFrom Washington Hospital Center and George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., Audrey L. French, MDFrom Washington Hospital Center and George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., Lisa M. Beaudet, MDFrom Washington Hospital Center and George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., Charles S. Levy, MDFrom Washington Hospital Center and George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., and Jan M. Orenstein, MD, PhDFrom Washington Hospital Center and George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-121-9-199411010-00006 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Biliary disease is not uncommon in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and is a cause of significant morbidity [1, 2]. Possible manifestations include sclerosing cholangitis, papillary stenosis, extrahepatic bile duct strictures, and acute or chronic cholecystitis.The pathogens most commonly associated with biliary disease are cytomegalovirus and Cryptosporidium. Microsporidia, Mycobacterium avium complex, Candida albicans, Pneumocystis carinii, and usual enteric bacteria have been identified less frequently [1-3]. Malignancies, including lymphoma and Kaposi sarcoma, have also been associated with biliary tract disease. 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