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Cryptosporidium enteritis

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Cryptosporidium, organism
Cryptosporidium, organism
Digestive system organs
Digestive system organs
Alternative Names

Cryptosporidiosis


Symptoms
  • Watery diarrhea, usually large-volume and multiple times a day
  • Abdominal cramping
  • Nausea
  • Malaise
  • Malnutrition and weight loss (in severe cases)

Signs and tests
  • Stool ova and parasites exam
  • Special staining of the stool (called AFB staining), since cryptosporidium stains positive with AFB
  • Intestinal biopsy (rare)

Review Date: 05/26/2006
Reviewed By: Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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