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A 32-year-old former heroin addict has a history of being treated for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia twice in the past year. Over the past 2 weeks, he has developed bloody diarrhea, which occurred up to 12 times daily and is associated with urgency and the sensation of incomplete evacuation. He also complains of left lower quadrant cramping. He denies any history of homosexual activity. Which of the following organisms would most likely be responsible for his symptoms?

A. Cryptosporidium
B. Cytomegalovirus
C. Entamoeba histolytica
D. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
E. Escherichia coli 0157

as house says, everybody lies...he cud be having gay bowel syndrome

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e histolytica causes cramping and blood and mucus in stools but no diarrhoea, etec cause diarrhoea but bloody?
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no idea mate,, answer puhleeeez

or is this cmv colitis? but why wud he be immunosuppressed? does the heroin addiction and pneumocystis hint towards him having aids?