Toxoplasma colitis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Am J Gastroenterol. 1992 Apr;87(4):518-9.

Abstract

In patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), toxoplasmosis almost exclusively involves the central nervous system (CNS), and extra-CNS organ infection is rare. We report a case of Toxoplasma gondii colitis in a patient with AIDS characterized by the following: 1) onset of diarrhea was simultaneous with disseminated toxoplasmosis; 2) T. gondii was found in colonic biopsies, whereas other infectious causes of diarrhea had been ruled out; 3) diarrhea was cured by anti-Toxoplasma therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / pathology
  • Adult
  • Colitis / parasitology*
  • Colitis / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Toxoplasmosis / etiology*
  • Toxoplasmosis / pathology