Acute abdominal distension following Cryptosporidium infection.
Two children, aged 15 months and 3 years, developed abdominal distension following proven Cryptosporidium enteritis. Both required readmission to hospital and both improved rapidly, one spontaneously and one with the help of an enema. The association of abdominal distension and Cryptosporidium infection has not been described previously.
Manning River District Hospital, Taree, New South Wales, Australia.
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Stuart
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Burgess
D000005:Abdomen; D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant