Mycobacterium ulcerans infection as a cause of chronic diarrhea in an AIDS patient： A case report

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 808 - 811
• Main Authors: Huh, Jin-Gook, Kim, You-Sun, Lee, Jong-Sung, Jeong, Tae-Yeob, Ryu, Soo-Hyung, Lee, Jung-Hwan, Moon, Jeong-Seop, Kang, Yun-Kyung, Shim, Myung-Shup, Oh, Myoung-Don
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Department of Internal Medicine,Inje University College of Medicine,Seoul 100-032,South Korea%Department of Pathology,Inje University College of Medicine,Seoul 100-032,South Korea%Korean Institute of Tuberculosis,Seoul,South Korea%Department of Internal Medicine,Seoul National University College of Medicine,Seoul,South Korea 07.02.2008; The WJG Press and Baishideng
• Subjects: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - parasitology; Buruli Ulcer - complications; Buruli Ulcer - diagnosis; Case Report; Chronic Disease; Cryptosporidiosis - complications; Diarrhea - microbiology; Diarrhea - parasitology; DNA, Bacterial - analysis; HIV; Humans; Male; Mycobacterium ulcerans - genetics; Mycobacterium ulcerans - isolation & purification; 慢性腹泻; Cryptosporidium; Mycobacterium ulcerans; Chronic diarrhea; HIV
• ISSN: 1007-9327; 2219-2840
• DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.808

Chronic diarrhea is one of the most frequent gastrointestinal manifestations in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome （AIDS）. Protozoa and nontuberculous mycobacteria （NTM） are opportunistic pathogens that can easily infect these patients. Among the NTM, Mycobacterium avium complex （MAC） is the most frequently observed pathogen in HIV-infected patients. However, NTMs other than MAC have not been reported as a gastrointestinal pathogen as yet. We present a case of chronic diarrhea in an AIDS patient in whom Mycobacterium ulcerans and cryptosporidium co-infection is evidenced from colonic tissue.