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Cryptosporidium parvum ‐associated sclerosing cholangitis in a liver transplant patient
Author(s) -
Denkinger C.M.,
Harigopal P.,
Ruiz P.,
Dowdy L.M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00245.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cryptosporidium parvum , primary sclerosing cholangitis , liver transplantation , gastroenterology , cryptosporidium , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , transplantation , feces , disease , biology
Cryptosporidium parvum causes severe long‐standing diarrhea in immunocompromised patients. Sclerosing cholangitis caused by C. parvum is a rare complication in transplant recipients. We report herein the presentation of Cryptosporidium ‐associated cholangitis in an adult liver transplant patient diagnosed by liver biopsy. The patient improved on treatment with azithromycin and paromomycin.