Spontaneous Remission of Cryptosporidiosis in a Child with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
- 1 December 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in Clinical Pediatrics
- Vol. 24 (12) , 722-724
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000992288502401211
Abstract
Cryptosporidiosis has been documented in pediatric patients with various forms of congenital and acquired immunodeficiency. This is a report of crypto sporidiosis in a child with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Cryptosporidiosis, an un common cause of diarrhea, may produce severe diarrhea in children with acute lymphocytic leukemia.Keywords
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