Abstract
We describe two patients with HIV/AIDS who presented pulmonary and intestinal infection caused by Cryptosporidium parvum, with a fatal outcome. The lack of available description of changes in clinical signs and radiographic characteristics of this disease when it is located in the extra-intestinal region causes low prevalence of early diagnosis and a subsequent lack of treatment.
MeSH terms
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / parasitology*
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Adult
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Coinfection
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Cryptosporidiosis / diagnosis
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Cryptosporidiosis / parasitology*
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Cryptosporidium parvum / classification
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Cryptosporidium parvum / isolation & purification*
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Fatal Outcome
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Feces / parasitology
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Female
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Humans
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology*
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology*
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Middle Aged