Upper gastrointestinal bacillary angiomatosis causing hematemesis: a case report.

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Abstract:: A 38-year-old HIV-positive woman presented with massive hematemesis on initial admission to hospital. Endoscopy revealed ulcerated nodular lesions in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. The clinical impression was of Kaposi's sarcoma. The stomach was biopsied when the patient re-presented, and another endoscopy was performed. The biopsy showed mucosal ulceration with a proliferation of vascular channels associated with neutrophils and clumps of purplish, granular bacterial colonies, which w...
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University of Oxford

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MSD

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NDORMS

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Lab Sciences

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Journal:: International journal of surgical pathology More from this journal
Volume:: 11
Issue:: 3
Pages:: 241-244
Publication date:: 2003-07-01
DOI:: 10.1177/106689690301100316
EISSN:: 1940-2465
ISSN:: 1066-8969

Language:: English
Keywords:: Female

Humans

Hematemesis

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Diagnosis, Differential

Stomach

Bartonella quintana

Sarcoma, Kaposi

Adult

Angiomatosis, Bacillary
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Local pid:: pubs:122056
Source identifiers:: 122056
Deposit date:: 2012-12-19

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