Cryptosporidiosis presenting as acute appendicitis: a case report.
Although uncommon in the United States, cryptosporidiosis can be life-threatening in an immunosuppressed host. Rarely, an acute infection of this gastrointestinal illness can present as another disease entity. We present only the third reported case of cryptosporidial infection presenting as acute appendicitis in a 17-year-old HIV+ patient.
Buch
Kerri
K
Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Nguyen
Scott
S
Divino
Celia M
CM
Weber
Kaare
K
Morotti
Raffaella A
RA
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000379:methods; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents