Atypical distribution of pneumatosis intestinalis in a patient with AIDS
| Autor: | Nitin Kumar Ramamurthy, Kalpana Devalia, Vernon Sivarajah, Susan Rowe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Computed tomography Neutropenia Article Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis medicine Humans Medical history Pneumatosis intestinalis Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Radiography body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Abdomen Female medicine.symptom Normocytic anaemia business |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports. 2013:bcr2012007474-bcr2012007474 |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | An adult patient who had AIDS was admitted to hospital following a fall in which they sustained a T12 vertebral fracture. The patient incidentally was found to have pneumatosis intestinalis upon a thoracolumbar radiograph taken approximately 2 weeks after their admission to the hospital. At this point in time the patient reported having diarrhoea and a distended abdomen. The patient did not have any other medical history of note. Upon examination the patient appeared comfortable. The patient's abdomen was distended but soft and non-tender. Laboratory investigations revealed a chronic normocytic anaemia and neutropenia. It was likely that the pneumatosis intestinalis was AIDS related. A CT scan confirmed its presence but revealed an atypical distribution. Despite its dramatic appearance, the patient was successfully managed conservatively and remained well during admission. |
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