Azithromycin for treatment of severe Cryptosporidium diarrhea in two children with cancer.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Two children with cancer received azithromycin for Cryptosporidium-associated diarrhea that was unresponsive to supportive care. One child had choleriform diarrhea requiring daily fluid replacement of up to 65% of his total body weight; the other had protracted diarrhea and wasting. In both cases, administration of azithromycin was followed by prompt clinical improvement.
Medical subject headings
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Diarrhea
- Diarrhea, Infantile
- Erythromycin
- Mediastinal Neoplasms
- Neuroblastoma
- Opportunistic Infections
- Sarcoma