Cryptosporidiosis presenting as acute appendicitis: A case report

Kerri Buch; Scott Nguyen; Celia M. Divino; Kaare Weber; Raffaella A. Morotti

doi:10.1177/000313480507100620

Cryptosporidiosis presenting as acute appendicitis: A case report

Kerri Buch, Scott Nguyen, Celia M. Divino, Kaare Weber, Raffaella A. Morotti

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Abstract

Although uncommon in the United States, cryptosporidiosis can be life-threatening in an immunosuppressed host. Rarely, an acute infection of this gastrointestinal illness can present as another disease entity. We present only the third reported case of cryptosporidial infection presenting as acute appendicitis in a 17-year-old HIV+ patient.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	537-538
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Surgeon
Volume	71
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/000313480507100620
State	Published - 2005

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Cryptosporidiosis presenting as acute appendicitis: A case report

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