An unusual etiology of abdominal pain in children

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2016 May;108(5):293-4. doi: 10.17235/reed.2016.4168/2015.

Abstract

The first case of cholecystitis acalculous by Cryptosporidium in onco-hematology pediatric patient was described in this work.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / drug therapy
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology*
  • Acalculous Cholecystitis / complications
  • Acalculous Cholecystitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Acalculous Cholecystitis / therapy
  • Amebicides / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Cryptosporidiosis / complications*
  • Cryptosporidiosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Cryptosporidiosis / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Paromomycin / therapeutic use
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Amebicides
  • Paromomycin