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To identify the infectious causes and histological patterns underlying persistent diarrhea in African patients diagnosed with AIDS.

December 1, 1988GutOpen Access

Persistent diarrhoea in Zairian AIDS patients: an endoscopic and histological study.

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RCRobert ColebundersCenters for Disease Control and Prevention KLK LusakumuniMinistry of Public Health ANAnn Marie NelsonAlagappa University

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Observational study identifies opportunistic pathogens and duodenal inflammation in AIDS patients with persistent diarrhoea, indicating that underlying causes remain largely unresolved.

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To identify the infectious causes and histological patterns underlying persistent diarrhea in African patients diagnosed with AIDS.
Evaluated 42 HIV-seropositive patients with persistent diarrhea alongside HIV-seronegative control subjects without diarrhea.
Conducted microbiological analyses in conjunction with endoscopic examinations and histological evaluations of duodenal and rectal mucosa.
Duodenal mucosal inflammation was detected in 82% of HIV-seropositive patients compared to 52% of controls (p = 0.02), characterized by a greater presence of lymphocytes (p < 0.0001).
Duodenal mucosal pathogens occurred exclusively in HIV-seropositive patients (p = 0.002), with Cryptosporidium detected in 30% and Isospora belli in 12% of patients overall.
Rectal mucosa displayed increased eosinophils in HIV-seropositive individuals (p = 0.05), with pathogens identified only in HIV-seropositive cases, including cytomegalovirus inclusion bodies (n = 1) and Schistosoma mansoni (n = 2).

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Colebunders et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a830b3d9080d9133c4cd269 https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.29.12.1687

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Observational study identifies opportunistic pathogens and duodenal inflammation in AIDS patients with persistent diarrhoea, indicating that underlying causes remain largely unresolved.

Persistent diarrhoea in Zairian AIDS patients: an endoscopic and histological study.

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Persistent diarrhoea in Zairian AIDS patients: an endoscopic and histological study.

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