Coinfection of and Cryptosporidiosis in a Patient With AIDS.

Patients with poorly controlled human immunodeficiency virus are subject to a wide range of opportunistic infections. is a parasitic gastrointestinal infection associated with chronic and life-threatening diarrhea in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Cytomegalovirus colitis is a serious complication caused by reactivation of the virus, leading to viremia and end-organ disease by hematogenous spread.

Women's Health in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

About half of all inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are women. It is important that physicians are aware of gender-specific needs women with IBD may have. This review covers general and specific women's health issues related to their IBD.