TY - JOUR
T1 - Resolution of Cryptosporidium Infection in an AIDS Patient after Improvement of Nutritional and Immune Status with Octreotide
AU - Simon, Douglas
AU - Weiss, Louis
AU - Tanowitz, Herbert B.
AU - Wittner, Murray
PY - 1991/5
Y1 - 1991/5
N2 - An AIDS patient with severe large volume diarrhea and malnutrition due to cryptosporidial infection is presented. The patient, who was not receiving zidovudine, was treated with octreotide with resolution of diarrhea leading to improvement in nutritional status, immune functions, and subsequently, resolution of the Cryptosporidium infection. This case points out the need for adequate nutrition in AIDS patients and highlights the relationship of nutrition and the immune system.
AB - An AIDS patient with severe large volume diarrhea and malnutrition due to cryptosporidial infection is presented. The patient, who was not receiving zidovudine, was treated with octreotide with resolution of diarrhea leading to improvement in nutritional status, immune functions, and subsequently, resolution of the Cryptosporidium infection. This case points out the need for adequate nutrition in AIDS patients and highlights the relationship of nutrition and the immune system.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1991.tb07079.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1991.tb07079.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 2028955
AN - SCOPUS:0026410433
VL - 86
SP - 615
EP - 618
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
SN - 0002-9270
IS - 5
ER -
