Pneumatosis intestinalis in a child with AIDS and pseudomembranous colitis

E M Burton; M G Mercado-Deane; K Patel

doi:10.1007/BF02012750

Pneumatosis intestinalis in a child with AIDS and pseudomembranous colitis

Pediatr Radiol. 1994;24(8):609-10. doi: 10.1007/BF02012750.

Authors

E M Burton¹, M G Mercado-Deane, K Patel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-3900, USA.

PMID: 7724293
DOI: 10.1007/BF02012750

Abstract

Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) was first reported in three children and one adult with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 1990. The microorganisms cultured from these patients included Cryptosporidium, rotavirus, cytomegalovirus, and Pseudomonas. We report the fourth child with AIDS and PI, and the first with PI to be associated with Clostridium difficile colitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections*
Child, Preschool
Clostridioides difficile*
Clostridium Infections / etiology*
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / etiology*
Humans
Male
Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / etiology*