Perforation of the jejunum secondary to AIDS-related gastrointestinal Kaposi's sarcoma

Intestinal perforation in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients due solely to Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) has rarely been described. A homosexual man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related KS who presented with an acute abdomen is presented. He was found to have a jejunal perforatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian journal of gastroenterology 1997-01, Vol.11 (1), p.38-40
Hauptverfasser:	Yoshida, E M, Chan, N H, Chan-Yan, C, Baird, R M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen, Acute - diagnosis Abdomen, Acute - etiology Abdomen, Acute - surgery Adult AIDS/HIV Diagnosis, Differential Fatal Outcome Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - complications Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - diagnosis HIV Infections - complications HIV Infections - diagnosis Humans Intestinal Perforation - diagnosis Intestinal Perforation - etiology Intestinal Perforation - pathology Jejunal Diseases - diagnosis Jejunal Diseases - etiology Jejunal Diseases - pathology Male Sarcoma, Kaposi - complications Sarcoma, Kaposi - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:	Intestinal perforation in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients due solely to Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) has rarely been described. A homosexual man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related KS who presented with an acute abdomen is presented. He was found to have a jejunal perforation through a small KS lesion. There were no infectious organisms identified at the site of perforation.
ISSN:	0835-7900
DOI:	10.1155/1997/425861