Lower GI Distress in an HIV-Positive Young Man

Constipation, bloating, and abdominal pain worsening over 1 week bring a woman in her mid-70s to the ED. Labs are normal. What do you see on the CT scan?

Recurrent C difficile requires pulse vancomycin therapy; fecal microbiota transplant shows promise.

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Approximately 25% of those infected with HIV are unaware of their positive status. The USPSTF says universal screening can help reduce disease burden.

Direct-acting antiviral treatment was independently associated with a lower risk of mortality and liver and nonliver outcomes in a large study of adults with chronic hepatitis C.

The analysis of nearly 300 000 individuals found those with IBD were more likely than the general population to have hypertension and that only UC was independently associated.