ABSTRACT
The importance of Cryptosporidium species as a cause of diarrhea in the childhood population has increased since the examination of fecal samples has been introduced in microbiological laboratories. A one-year prospective survey carried out on 699 children from rural and urban districts examined at the University Hospital in Salamanca (Spain) revealed 8 cases of cryptosporidiosis (1.1% of the children studied). Most of the cases (5 patients) were observed in the January-April period. Seven of the eight cases occurred in children younger than 3 years of age. All the children with cryptosporidiosis were immunocompetent. Diarrhea (75.0%) and vomiting (50.0%) were the most frequent clinical features of the cryptosporidiosis. In one quarter of the cases, other pathogens were associated. A comparison is made with the incidence of giardiasis, which is the commonest intestinal parasitosis in our community.
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Cryptosporidiosis/epidemiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Giardiasis/epidemiology , Hospitals, General , Humans , Infant , Male , Prospective Studies , Seasons , SpainSubject(s)
Lipidoses/genetics , Bone Marrow/pathology , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Lipidoses/pathology , Liver Diseases/pathology , Male , PedigreeABSTRACT
A patient with precoucious puberty, caused by the secretion of ecthopic gonadotrophin, due to a teratoma of mediastinal localization accompanied by cellular immunodeficiency is described. A review of literature several cases have been from different hospitals, showing a low frequency of the intrathoratic localization of these teratomas and it is exceptional functional characteristics is made.
