Pneumatosis intestinalis caused by Cryptosporidium colitis in a non-immunocompromised patient

Wesley Tang; Wamunyima Akakulu; Kunal Desai

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01372

Pneumatosis intestinalis caused by Cryptosporidium colitis in a non-immunocompromised patient

IDCases. 2021 Dec 22:27:e01372. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01372. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Wesley Tang¹, Wamunyima Akakulu¹, Kunal Desai²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, OH, USA.
² Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, USA.

Abstract

Cryptosporidium is an obligate enteric protozoan parasite commonly associated with severe symptoms such as profound diarrhea and dehydration in the immunocompromised, particularly those living with HIV/AIDS. In the immunocompetent, Cryptosporidiosis is self-limited, and characterized by mild non-bloody diarrhea with associated nausea and vomiting. We present an unusual case of presumed Cryptosporidium colitis, in an immunocompetent host, characterized by anorexia and pneumoperitoneum.

Keywords: Colitis; Cryptosporidium; Opportunistic infection; Pneumatosis intestinalis.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

UL1 TR001863/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States