A 29-year-old man with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) comes to the emergency department because of progressively increasing abdominal discomfort. Examination shows voluntary guarding in the upper abdomen. His bio-chemistry is normal except for an elevated amylase at 370 U/L (25-125 U/L). Which of the following infections can trigger this disorder in AIDS patients?
Pancreatitis in AIDS patients can be caused by cytomegalovirus and cryptosporidium as well as M. avium complex. Drugs are another cause of AIDS-related pancreatitis.
toxoplasmosis
Mycobacterium avium complex
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pneumocystis carinii
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