Refractory isosporiasis

The authors describe a case of severe debilitating diarrhea due to isosporiasis in a two year old child, a known case of systemic vasculitis receiving prolonged corticosteroids therapy, an association rarely reported previously. It was refractory to treatment with dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor c...

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Published inIndian journal of pediatrics Vol. 72; no. 5; pp. 437 - 439
Main Authors MALIK, Sonia, SAMANTARAY, J. C, BAGGA, Arvind, DAS, Anupam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer 01.05.2005
Subjects
Animals
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Diarrhea - etiology
Fatal Outcome
Feces - parasitology
General aspects
Humans
Isospora - isolation & purification
Isosporiasis - complications
Isosporiasis - diagnosis
Isosporiasis - parasitology
Isosporiasis - therapy
Male
Medical sciences
Recurrence
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination - therapeutic use
Infection
Pediatrics
Tropical medicine
Protozoal disease
Parasitosis
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Summary:The authors describe a case of severe debilitating diarrhea due to isosporiasis in a two year old child, a known case of systemic vasculitis receiving prolonged corticosteroids therapy, an association rarely reported previously. It was refractory to treatment with dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor combined with sulfonamide such as cotrimoxazole to which isosporiasis usually responds well and is being described here for clinical interest and uniqueness of its presentation and laboratory findings.
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ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/BF02731744