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Elective Colostomy Closure In An Aids Patient., Michael D. Pasquale Md, Facs, Fccm, J M Kenkel, R W Holt
Elective Colostomy Closure In An Aids Patient., Michael D. Pasquale Md, Facs, Fccm, J M Kenkel, R W Holt
Michael D Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM
This article describes a 27-year-old patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who underwent emergency sigmoid colostomy, Hartmann's pouch, and presacral drainage for rectal perforation. Three months later, he underwent uneventful elective colostomy closure, a procedure previously unreported in an AIDS patient. He remained without gastrointestinal symptoms for 14 months after colostomy closure until he died from central nervous system toxoplasmosis. A diagnosis of AIDS alone should not preclude colostomy closure in AIDS patients.
Nephrotic Syndrome As The Initial Manifestation Of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome., Sanjeev Vasishtha, H Trachtman, B Gauthier, E Valderrama
Nephrotic Syndrome As The Initial Manifestation Of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome., Sanjeev Vasishtha, H Trachtman, B Gauthier, E Valderrama
Sanjeev Vasishtha MD
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Evolving Ethical Issues In Selection Of Subjects For Clinical Research, Charles Weijer
Evolving Ethical Issues In Selection Of Subjects For Clinical Research, Charles Weijer
Charles Weijer
Wittgenstein, in his famous critique of philosophy, noted that the influence of an idea can be such that it alters the way that we see the world. “It is like a pair of glasses on our nose through which we see whatever we look at,” he said. “It never occurs to us to take them off.” This view of the power of an idea suggests that the interpretation of an event, and what response this event calls for, can depend upon the view one has of the world. A person who is naive about medical facts may, for example, interpret …