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.
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir 35350, Turkey. drsamilhizli@mynet.com
Samil
S
Hizli
Umit
U
Aksoy
Nur
N
Arslan
Selma
S
Usluca
Ozlem
O
Bekem
Gülter
G
Yalçin
Yeşim
Y
Oztürk
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*