Rare Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Cryptosporidium in a Young Patient With Uncontrolled AIDS.
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
bowel wall edema
cryptosporidium
human immunodeficiency virus
small bowel obstruction
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
accepted:
29
06
2021
entrez:
2
8
2021
pubmed:
3
8
2021
medline:
3
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Small bowel obstruction is a common cause of abdominal pain and accounts for approximately 20% of surgical admissions related to abdominal pain. In the United States alone, there are over 300,000 admissions annually for small bowel obstruction and account for every 15 out of 100 admissions for abdominal pain. If treated appropriately with medical management, over 80% of cases resolve without life-threatening, long-term complications or the need for surgical intervention. The three most common causes including adhesions, tumors, and hernias account for the majority of cases. Less frequently reported causes include infections. We present the case of a 26-year-old male with a history of AIDS who was found to have a small bowel obstruction in the setting of active
Identifiants
pubmed: 34336522
doi: 10.7759/cureus.16040
pmc: PMC8321418
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e16040Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Mararenko et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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