Gastric toxoplasmosis: case report and review of the literature

Kofman, E.; Khorsandi, A.; Sarlin, J.; Adhami, K.

American Journal of Gastroenterology 91(11): 2436-2438

1996


ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9270
PMID: 8931438
Document Number: 462646
We report a case of a 22-yr-old man with AIDS who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and anorexia. Diagnosis of gastric toxoplasmosis was made on biopsy and immunohistochemistry. The patient's symptoms resolved after treatment of toxoplasmosis. We present a case of an unusual manifestation of a common infection in patients with AIDS.

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