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• Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 37 (2) • Mar 2004 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822004000200015   copy

Cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an AIDS patient

Criptosporidiose do trato biliar simulando câncer do pâncreas em paciente com AIDS

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Diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium sp is frequent in patients with AIDS, but involvement of other organs of the digestive tract is uncommon. We report a case of Cryptosporidium-associated obstruction of the biliary tract mimicking cancer of the head of the pancreas in a 43-year-old woman with AIDS.

Cryptosporidiosis; AIDS; Biliary tract; Pancreatitis

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