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Case Reports
. 2008 Nov;49(11):e305-7.

Perforation peritonitis due to gastrointestinal cryptococcosis as an initial presentation in an AIDS patient

S Saha  1 , N Agarwal, A Srivastava, A Kumar
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Case Reports

Perforation peritonitis due to gastrointestinal cryptococcosis as an initial presentation in an AIDS patient

S Saha et al. Singapore Med J. 2008 Nov.
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Abstract

A 30-year-old woman underwent exploratory laparotomy for perforation peritonitis. Primary repair of the jejunal perforation was performed. The ulcer edge biopsy revealed Cryptococcus. Subsequently ELISA was reactive for HIV-1 antibody. This report describes a rare case of cryptococcal jejunal perforation, which was the initial presentation in an AIDS patient.

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