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Textbook-Atlas of Intestinal Infections in AIDS

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Gastrointestinal disease is frequent in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It consists of chronic diarrhea with malabsorption, abdominal pain, dysphagia, and weight loss. Much more uncommon are acute complications such as intestinal hemorrhages, perforation, and occlusion.

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Di Lollo, S., Tozzini, S. (2003). Pathology. In: Dionisio, D. (eds) Textbook-Atlas of Intestinal Infections in AIDS. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2091-7_12

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