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. 1984 Mar;199(3):332–339. doi: 10.1097/00000658-198403000-00014

Evaluation of abdominal pain in the AIDS patient.

D A Potter, D N Danforth Jr, A M Macher, D L Longo, L Stewart, H Masur
PMCID: PMC1353401  PMID: 6322708

Abstract

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a recently recognized entity characterized by a deficiency in cell mediated immune response. The syndrome is manifested by the development of otherwise rare malignant neoplasms and severe life-threatening opportunistic infections. Case histories of five AIDS patients evaluated for abdominal pain are presented to demonstrate the unusual spectrum of intra-abdominal pathology that may be encountered in the AIDS patient. As the number of patients with AIDS continues to escalate, surgical evaluation and intervention will be required more frequently. An understanding of this syndrome and its complications is mandatory for the surgeon to adequately evaluate AIDS patients with abdominal pain.

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