<i>Cryptosporidium baileyi</i> Pulmonary Infection in Immunocompetent Woman with Benign Neoplasm
Żaneta Kopacz, Martin Kváč, Paweł Piesiak, Magdalena Szydłowicz, Andrzej B. Hendrich, Bohumil Sak, John McEvoy, Marta Kicia
Abstract
Cryptosporidium baileyi, a bird-specific parasite, infects gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and urinary tracts of its host. We report on a C. baileyi infection associated with pulmonary hamartoma in an immunocompetent patient in Poland. Further work is needed to investigate the association between Cryptosporidium infections and tumors.
Topics & Concepts
CryptosporidiumImmunocompetenceNeoplasmPathologyPulmonary infectionMedicineBiologyVirologyImmunologyMicrobiologyInternal medicineFecesImmune systemParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsAmoebic Infections and TreatmentsLegionella and Acanthamoeba research