A 48-Year-Old HIV-Positive Man with Chronic Intermittent Diarrhea

A 48-year-old HIV-positive man with chronic intermittent diarrhea.

Diagnosis: Intestinal spirochetosis. Results of histopathologic studies were pathognomonic for intestinal spirochetosis, a disorder that was first described in 1967 [1]. There are no distinct symptoms associated with intestinal spirochetosis other than diarrhea. The rate of colonization in humans is variable, but men who have sex with men and HIV-infected individuals appear to be at higher risk...

A 52-year-old HIV-positive man with abdominal pain

case presentation A 52-year-old African American man with untreated AIDS and active intravenous drug abuse presented with a three-day history of bilateral upper abdominal pain radiating to the back, which was associated with loss of appetite and generalized weakness. There was no fever or night sweats, and no vomiting, diarrhea, dysuria or hematuria. He denied cough, shortness of breath or ches...

a 48-year-old man with epigastric pain and melena

a 48-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with the complaints of epigastric pain and melena for the past 3 days. the pain was started suddenly and has progressed and after a while, he passed melena stool. he also mentioned some episodes of vomiting that was not bloody. the pain score was about 8/10 (based on verbal quantitative scale) and slightly radiated to back. he loo...

A 48-year-old man with a pleural-based consolidation.

A 48-year-old Man with Epigastric Pain and Melena

A 48-year-old male patient was presented to the emergency department with complaint of epigastric pain and melena that had started 3 days ago. The pain had started suddenly and progressed and after a while, he had passed melena stool. He also mentioned some episodes of vomiting that was not bloody. The pain score was about 8/10 (based on verbal quantitative scale) and slightly radiated to his b...