title: Cryptosporidial diarrhea in an immunocompetent adult: role of nitazoxanide.
abstract: Diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium is most commonly seen in patients with HIV or AIDS or other immunocompromised conditions like diabetes mellitus, or patients on a high dose of steroids or immunosuppressants. The organism is a parasite that infects gastrointestinal epithelium, producing potential life-threatening diarrhea in people with AIDS but usually self-limiting diarrhea in immunocompetent hosts. Here in, we present an interesting case of persistent diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium in an immunocompetent adult requiring treatment with nitazoxanide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Naba Raj
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Mainali
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quinlan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Anene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ukaigwe
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Shailaja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amirishetty
keywords: Cryptosporidium; modified acid fast staining; nitazoxanide