Parotid enlargement due to adenovirus infection in patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Autor: Maria Irma Seixas Duarte, Valdir Sabbaga Amato, Juliane Gomes de Paula, David Everson Uip, Marcos Boulos, Vicente Amato Neto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 29, Iss 5, Pp 503-506 (1996)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-9849
0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86821996000500015
Popis: The authors report a case of adenovirus- induced enlargement of the parotid gland involving a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Physical examination revealed good general condition, no fever and bilateral enlargement of the parotid region, which was of increased consistency and slightly tender to palpation. Histological examination of the parotid gland demonstrated a slight periductal lymphomononuclear inflammatory infiltrate with the presence of focal points of necrosis. Tests to determine the presence of fungi and alcohol-acid resistent bacilli were negative. Immunohistochemistry for cytomegalovirus, heipes simplex, HIV p24 antigen and adenovirus showed positivity only for adenovirus in the epithelial nuclei of numerous gland ducts. Tins is the third case of this type reported in the literature, indicating the importance of including adenovirus in the differential diagnosis of this condition.
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