Colonic vasculitis in a woman with end-stage kidney disease and HIV infection

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2022 Feb;114(2):124-125. doi: 10.17235/reed.2021.8363/2021.

Abstract

We present the case of a 57-year-old female with bloody diarrhea, fever and abdominal pain. Her medical history included human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with an undetectable viral load and end-stage kidney disease secondary to HIV on dialysis. At admission, she had a painful abdomen, no skin lesions and bloody stools in the rectal examination. Laboratory findings included a white blood cell count of 12,900 x 103 cells/μl, CD4 counts of 243 cells/μl and C-reactive protein of 24.5 mg/dl. Serologies, cytomegalovirus and PCR SARS-CoV-2 were negative.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections* / complications
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic* / complications
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic* / therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Vasculitis* / complications