Chronic malabsorption due to cryptosporidiosis in a child with immunoglobulin deficiency.

Gut ·Vol. 23 ·No. 1 ·1982-01-00 ·Pages 80-2

Sloper KS, Dourmashkin RR, Bird RB, Slavin G, Webster AD

Abstract

A case of fatal cryptosporidiosis in a child with primary immunoglobulin deficiency is described. This is always a serious complication in immunodeficient patients because there is no known effective therapy.

MeSH Terms

Agammaglobulinemia/complications Child, Preschool Chronic Disease Coccidiosis/complications,pathology Humans Jejunum/pathology Malabsorption Syndromes/etiology Male

Authors & Affiliations

5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Sloper K S

Dourmashkin R R

Bird R B

Slavin G

Webster A D

References (6)

6 references, click to expand

Acute enterocolitis in a human being infected with the protozoan Cryptosporidium.
Gastroenterology. 1976 Apr;70(4):592-8 PMID: 815126
Overwhelming watery diarrhea associated with a cryptosporidium in an immunosuppressed patient.
Gastroenterology. 1976 Jun;70(6):1156-60 PMID: 773738
Giardiasis, isosporiasis and balantidiasis.
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Cryptosporidial enteritis in a patient with congenital hypogammaglobulinemia.
Hum Pathol. 1979 Mar;10(2):234-40 PMID: 369983
Cryptosporidiosis in an immunosuppressed renal-transplant recipient with IgA deficiency.
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Article Info

Journal

Gut

Abbr.

Gut

ISSN

0017-5749

DOI

10.1136/gut.23.1.80

Published

1982-01-00

Pages

80-2

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

2985108R

PMCID

PMC1419587

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/gut.23.1.80 PMC Full Text View journal details

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