Place des cryptosporidies des microsporidies dans les diarrhees des immunodeprimes

ABSTRACT

Cryptosporidium and Microsporidian play an important role in the diarrhoeic pathology of the immunocompromised patients. The study of 35 cases of cryptosporidiosis and 4 cases of intestinal microsporidiosis diagnosed in the parasitology laboratory of Rabta hospital in Tunis shows that cryptosporidiosis prevalence is 17.24% for AIDS patients, 3.45% for immunocompromised patients VIH[-], and microsporidiosis prevalence is 5.7% for patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Common points for these two parasitosis are Clinical syndroms dominated by an acute diarrhea. A diagnosis based on specific techniques schawing the significance of the clinical orientation. Lach of an effective specific therapy