[Chronic diarrhea due to Cryptosporidium: the efficacy of spiramycin treatment].
Cryptosporidium has received increasing attention as a pathogen in normal as well as immunocompromised persons. We report a case of cryptosporidiosis occurred in a 18-months-old-girl who was treated with spiramycin for 8 days with complete resolution of diarrhea within the first days of therapy; follow-up stool examination was negative for the protozoan. The incidence of diarrhea due to Cryptosporidium seems to be higher than it was reported before: so fecal samples, when negative for other etiological agents, should be examined for Cryptosporidium oocysts. Spiramycin seems to be an effective and well-tolerated drug: treatment is recommended in children with prolonged and/or severe diarrhea when Cryptosporidium seems to be the etiological cause of the disease.
Galvagno
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Divisione di Pediatria, Ospedale S. Croce, USL 32, Moncalieri, TO, Italia.
Cattaneo
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Reverso-Giovantin
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015572:Spiramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D015572:Spiramycin