Open AccessPulmonary cryptosporidiosis in an immunocompetent host treated successfully with nitazoxanide
Author(s) -
Harish Kumar,
Vibha Singh,
Babu Lal Meena,
Jatin Agrawal,
Sanjay Beniwal,
Taruna Swami
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.173085
Subject(s) - nitazoxanide , cryptosporidium , medicine , diarrhea , cryptosporidium parvum , vomiting , immunology , lung , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , gastroenterology , feces , biology
Cryptosporidium parvum is an intracellular spore-forming protozoa which predominantly causes intestinal diseases. It causes severe and life-threatening diarrheal diseases in immunocompromised hosts and usually self-limiting disease in immunocompetent hosts. Extra-intestinal manifestations of cryptosporidium infection are very rare. Herein, we report a case of pulmonary cryptosporidiosis in a 35-yrs-old immunocompetent host, who presented with fever, cough and breathlessness which was soon followed by diarrhea and vomiting, had lung consolidation, and treated successfully with nitazoxanide.