Open AccessIntestinal Spirochetosis in an HIV-positive Patient
Author(s) -
Massimiliano Guillermo Trinidad Pereira,
Consuelo Martínez Antolinos,
Adriana Canosa Fernandez,
E. Martínez Alfaro,
Julián Solís García del Pozo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2284-2594
DOI - 10.12890/2021_002686
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , colonoscopy , abdominal pain , differential diagnosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gastroenterology , surgery , pathology , colorectal cancer , immunology , cancer
We present the case of an HIV-positive patient admitted because of costal pain secondary to neoplasia. During investigations, a colonoscopy showed non-specific ulcerations. Histological examination resulted in a diagnosis of intestinal spirochetosis. This infection can be asymptomatic or cause non-specific symptoms such as diarrhoea or abdominal pain. Intestinal spirochetosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of colon lesions in patients with HIV infection.