Capsule endoscopy in the diagnosis of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Nov 21:2017:bcr2017222977. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-222977.

Authors

Ana Margarida Vaz¹, Francisco Velasco¹, Antonio Jesus Cadilla², Horácio Guerreiro¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar do Algarve EPE, Faro, Portugal.
² Department of Histopathology, Centro Hospitalar do Algarve EPE, Faro, Portugal.

No abstract available

Keywords: gastroenterology; infection (gastroenterology); small intestine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / immunology
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / pathology*
Abdominal Pain
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
CD4 Lymphocyte Count
Capsule Endoscopy*
Clarithromycin / therapeutic use
Drug Therapy, Combination
Ethambutol / therapeutic use
Fever
HIV Infections / complications*
HIV Infections / immunology
HIV Infections / physiopathology
Humans
Intestinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Intestinal Diseases / drug therapy
Intestinal Diseases / microbiology
Intestinal Diseases / pathology*
Male
Mycobacterium avium Complex / isolation & purification*
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / diagnosis*
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / drug therapy
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / microbiology
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / pathology*
Rifabutin / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
Vomiting

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Rifabutin
Ethambutol
Clarithromycin