What are the most common causes of AIDS cholangiopathy? How are they diagnosed?
- A. Cryptosporidium parvum
- B. Microsporidia
- Enterocytozoon bieneusi
- Encephalitozoon intestinalis
- Encephalocytozoon cuniculi
- C. CMV
- D. MAC
- E. Cyclospora cayetanensis
- F. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- G. Kaposi sarcoma (KS)
Despite its infectious origin, medical therapies aiming at the eradication of these organisms have not produced marked improvement in AIDS cholangiopathy. Conversely, treatment with HAART is associated with improvement of symptoms and decreased mortality.