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==Overview== | |||
==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis== | |||
===Natural History=== | |||
===Complications=== | |||
* [[Cholangitis]] (inflammation of a bile duct) | * [[Cholangitis]] (inflammation of a bile duct) | ||
* [[Cholecystitis]] (inflammation of the gallbladder) | * [[Cholecystitis]] (inflammation of the gallbladder) | ||
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* [[Wasting syndrome]] (loss of body mass where the person becomes very thin and weak) | * [[Wasting syndrome]] (loss of body mass where the person becomes very thin and weak) | ||
==Prognosis== | ===Prognosis=== | ||
In healthy | *In healthy individuals, the infection settles down but can last up to a month. | ||
*In immunosuppressed individuals, long-term [[diarrhea]] may occur leading to:<ref name="pmid28474590">{{cite journal| author=Dabas A, Shah D, Bhatnagar S, Lodha R| title=Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium in Pediatric Diarrheal Illnesses. | journal=Indian Pediatr | year= 2017 | volume= 54 | issue= 4 | pages= 299-309 | pmid=28474590 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28474590 }} </ref> | |||
**[[Weight loss]] | |||
**[[Malnutrition]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Natural History
Complications
- Cholangitis (inflammation of a bile duct)
- Cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder)
- Hepatitis
- Malabsorption (not enough nutrients being absorbed from the intestinal tract)
- Pancreatitis
- Wasting syndrome (loss of body mass where the person becomes very thin and weak)
Prognosis
- In healthy individuals, the infection settles down but can last up to a month.
- In immunosuppressed individuals, long-term diarrhea may occur leading to:[1]
References
- ↑ Dabas A, Shah D, Bhatnagar S, Lodha R (2017). "Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium in Pediatric Diarrheal Illnesses". Indian Pediatr. 54 (4): 299–309. PMID 28474590.