Abstract
Several reports have showed Cryptosporidium species as a cause of intractable diarrhea and malabsorption in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV). A case of chronic diarrhea in a drug addict woman associated with a symptomatic interstitial pulmonary infection due to Cryptosporidium parvum is described. This unusual C. parvum spread into the bronchial tree is underlined and a survey of the literature is made.
MeSH terms
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
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Adult
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Albendazole / therapeutic use
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Animals
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Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
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Cryptosporidiosis / diagnosis*
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Cryptosporidiosis / drug therapy
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Cryptosporidium parvum* / isolation & purification
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Feces / parasitology
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Female
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Humans
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis*
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / drug therapy
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Sputum / parasitology
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Substance-Related Disorders / complications
Substances
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Anthelmintics
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Albendazole