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Small bowel obstruction due to mesenteric abscess caused by Mycobacterium avium complex in an HIV patient: a case report and literature review

Small bowel obstruction in HIV patients is reportedly caused by inflammatory pseudotumor, Kaposi’s sarcoma, cryptococcal lymphadenopathy and intestinal tuberculosis. The incidence of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection in HIV patients is 3% for CD4 cell count of 100–199 /mm(3). MAC causing s...

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Autores principales: Mohar, S. M., Saeed, Saqib, Ramcharan, Alexius, Depaz, Hector
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5507249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28721191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjx129