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Pneumatosis intestinalis in AIDS: an unreported complication

Abstract

Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) was first described by DuVernou in 1730. Since then, there have been reports of a benign form of PI occurring in both children and adults. Pneumatosis has been associated with a great many diseases, but to our knowledge there are no reports of pneumatosis in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). In this paper we report the incidental finding of PI in an AIDS patient. With ever-increasing numbers …

Authors

Patel A; Creery D

Journal

International Journal of Clinical Practice, Vol. 44, No. 12, pp. 768–770

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

December 1990

DOI

10.1111/j.1742-1241.1990.tb10211.x

ISSN

1368-5031