Resolution of Cryptosporidium Infection in an AIDS Patient after Improvement of Nutritional and Immune Status with Octreotide

Douglas Simon; Louis Weiss; Herbert B. Tanowitz; Murray Wittner

doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.1991.tb07079.x

Resolution of Cryptosporidium Infection in an AIDS Patient after Improvement of Nutritional and Immune Status with Octreotide

Douglas Simon, Louis Weiss, Herbert B. Tanowitz, Murray Wittner

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Abstract

An AIDS patient with severe large volume diarrhea and malnutrition due to cryptosporidial infection is presented. The patient, who was not receiving zidovudine, was treated with octreotide with resolution of diarrhea leading to improvement in nutritional status, immune functions, and subsequently, resolution of the Cryptosporidium infection. This case points out the need for adequate nutrition in AIDS patients and highlights the relationship of nutrition and the immune system.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	615-618
Number of pages	4
Journal	The American Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume	86
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1572-0241.1991.tb07079.x
State	Published - May 1991

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Simon, D., Weiss, L., Tanowitz, H. B., & Wittner, M. (1991). Resolution of Cryptosporidium Infection in an AIDS Patient after Improvement of Nutritional and Immune Status with Octreotide. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 86(5), 615-618. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1572-0241.1991.tb07079.x

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