Two Cases of Cryptosporidiosis in Children Confirmed by Electron Microscopy.
- Author:
Ju Young CHUNG
1
;
Sun Hwan BAE
;
Jae Sung KO
;
Hui Seung CHO
;
Jeong Kee SEO
;
Je Geun CHI
;
Jong Yil CHAI
;
Soon Hyung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cryptosporidiosis;
Children
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adolescent;
Animals;
Child*;
Colon;
Cryptosporidiosis*;
Cryptosporidium parvum;
Diarrhea;
Fever;
Geographic Locations;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Intestinal Diseases;
Korea;
Male;
Microscopy, Electron*;
Mucous Membrane;
Prevalence;
Vomiting;
Weight Loss
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
1999;2(1):85-92
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cryptosporidiosis is an intestinal disease caused by the protozoan Cryptosporidium parvum. The most common manifestation in human is enteric symptoms, which in immunocompetent hosts are self-limiting but can be life threatening in immunocompromised hosts, characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, severe weight loss. It's prevalence rate in immunocompetent host is variable by geographic locations (3~11%) but up to 15~40% in AIDS patients. Now it is considered as one of the important enteropathogens causing diarrhea not only in immunocompromised but also in immunocompetent hosts, especially in children. We experienced two cases of cryptosporidiosis in a 15 year old boy who was admitted due to diarrhea , abdominal pain and fever and in a 8 year old boy who was admitted due to watery diarrhea and vomiting. These are the first clinical cases of cryptosporidiosis confirmed by electron microscopy of the colonic mucosa among immunocompetent children in Korea.
