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DISSEMINATED CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS IN TURKEY: CASE REPORT
Abstract
SUMMARY
Cryptosporidium sp is a protozoan that displays an intracellular settlement primarily
in the intestinal systems of humans and can result in diarrhoea. Undernourished children
and persons with immunosuppression in developing countries are especially vulnerable
to infection with this parasite. A 12-month-old female presented at Ege University,
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics with complaints of fever, diarrhoea,
respiratory distress and growth- development retardation was diagnosed with CD40
deficiency (Hyper IgM Type 3). During the one year investigation process of the case
with chronic diarrhoea and necrotic pneumonia, Cryptosporidium sp oocysts were found
in nine of the 22 faecal examinations and also in transtracheal aspiration liquid examined
using the Kinyoun Acid-fast staining method. In conclusion, it is thought that
cryptosporidiosis should also be considered in the distinct diagnosis of immunodeficient
infants who are presented with respiratory and gastrointestinal system complaints.
Cryptosporidium sp is a protozoan that displays an intracellular settlement primarily
in the intestinal systems of humans and can result in diarrhoea. Undernourished children
and persons with immunosuppression in developing countries are especially vulnerable
to infection with this parasite. A 12-month-old female presented at Ege University,
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics with complaints of fever, diarrhoea,
respiratory distress and growth- development retardation was diagnosed with CD40
deficiency (Hyper IgM Type 3). During the one year investigation process of the case
with chronic diarrhoea and necrotic pneumonia, Cryptosporidium sp oocysts were found
in nine of the 22 faecal examinations and also in transtracheal aspiration liquid examined
using the Kinyoun Acid-fast staining method. In conclusion, it is thought that
cryptosporidiosis should also be considered in the distinct diagnosis of immunodeficient
infants who are presented with respiratory and gastrointestinal system complaints.
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