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01-05-2007 | Case Report
Isolated Gastric Cryptosporidiosis in an Immunocompetent Patient
Authors:
David B. Ramsay, Samuel E. Long, M. Aamir Ali, Christopher Entwisle, Jan M. Orenstein, Christopher Rossi, Marie L. Borum
Published in:
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
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Issue 5/2007
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Excerpt
Cryptosporidium parvum is known to cause numerous gastrointestinal (GI) problems in immunocompromised patients. Classically, the ileal mucosa is the focus for colonization, although it can also infect the large bowel, stomach, and biliary tract [
1]. There have been few reports of isolated gastric
Cryptosporidium infestation in HIV-positive individuals; however, to our knowledge, there have been no published cases of isolated gastric
Cryptosporidium in HIV-negative patients [
2]. Herein, we report the case of an HIV-negative patient on chronic low-dose (4 mg/day) prednisone for rheumatoid arthritis, with biopsy-proven isolated gastric
Cryptosporidium parvum infection. …
