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Pneumatosis intestinalis in a child with AIDS and pseudomembranous colitis

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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 includedCryptosporidium, rotavirus, cytomegalovirus, andPseudomonas. We report the fourth child with AIDS and PI, and the first with PI to be associated withClostridium difficile colitis.

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

    E. M. Burton & M. G. Mercado-Deane

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, 30912-3900, Augusta, GA, USA

    E. M. Burton & K. Patel

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Burton, E.M., Mercado-Deane, M.G. & Patel, K. Pneumatosis intestinalis in a child with AIDS and pseudomembranous colitis. Pediatr Radiol 24, 609–610 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012750

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