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Cryptosporidiosis in Houston, Texas. A report of 95 cases.

Abstract
Cryptosporidiosis is an important cause of diarrhea. We identified 95 patients with cryptosporidiosis over a 6-year period in our county hospital system, including 9 children and 86 adults infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Risk factors included male-to-male sexual practices and Hispanic race. Diarrhea, weight loss, and gastrointestinal complaints were the most common symptoms at presentation. Among the HIV-infected adults, 20 (23%) developed biliary tract disease. Biliary involvement was associated with low CD4 counts. Treatment with paromomycin and antimotility agents was effective in reducing diarrheal symptoms in 54 of 70 (77%) patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), although there was a high rate of relapse. Paromomycin did not prevent the development of biliary disease. Biliary disease responded to cholecystectomy or sphincterotomy with stent placement. Though often a cause of morbidity, cryptosporidiosis was only rarely the cause of death, even among patients with HIV. Cryptosporidiosis continues to be an important medical problem even in developed-countries. Current methods of prevention and treatment are suboptimal.
AuthorsR Hashmey, N H Smith, S Cron, E A Graviss, C L Chappell, A C White Jr
JournalMedicine (Medicine (Baltimore)) Vol. 76 Issue 2 Pg. 118-39 (Mar 1997) ISSN: 0025-7974 [Print] United States
PMID9100739 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Topics
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections (complications, diagnosis)
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Cholangitis, Sclerosing (etiology)
  • Cholecystitis (etiology)
  • Cryptosporidiosis (complications, diagnosis, epidemiology)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Opportunistic Infections (complications, diagnosis)
  • Recurrence
  • Risk Factors
  • Seasons
  • Texas (epidemiology)

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