Cryptosporidiosis in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis treated with adalimumab.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA 2010;
50:328-332. [PMID:
21125168]
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Abstract
Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic disease caused by a protozoan called Cryptosporidium sp. An increased number of diagnoses were made in the last 20 years, especially in patients with immunodeficiency like the acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome and induced immunodeficiency, such as in transplant patients and those who need frequent hemodialysis, has been observed. We report the case of a young patient with ankylosing spondylitis treated with adalimumab who developed chronic diarrhea secondary to cryptosporidiosis.
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