Cryptosporidium parvum diarrhea in an infant with short bowel syndrome.
Cryptosporidium parvum is an underdiagnosed cause of diarrhea in children. The case of a 1-year-old girl with short bowel syndrome presenting with severe dehydrating diarrhea with a protozoon named C parvum is reported. Although the resection of the small bowel in this patient seemed to cause this severe infection with C parvum, more cases are needed to include the resection of the small bowel as a risk factor for Cryptosporidium infection and/or for a more severe form of diarrhea. Awareness of this infection among clinicians will help to diagnose this infection since special acid fast staining is made on special request.
Hizli
Samil
S
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir 35350, Turkey. drsamilhizli@mynet.com
Aksoy
Umit
U
Arslan
Nur
N
Usluca
Selma
S
Bekem
Ozlem
O
Yalçin
Gülter
G
Oztürk
Yeşim
Y
D000818:Animals; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000150:complications*; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000150:complications*