title: Cryptosporidiosis presenting as acute appendicitis: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Kerri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Buch
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Celia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Divino
authors.forename: Kaare
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Raffaella A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Morotti
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents