Cryptosporidium
is an obligate enteric protozoan parasite commonly associated with severe symptoms such as profound diarrhea and dehydration in the immunocompromised, particularly those living with HIV/AIDS. In the immunocompetent,
Cryptosporidiosis
is self-limited, and characterized by mild non-bloody diarrhea with associated nausea and vomiting. We present an unusual case of presumed
Cryptosporidium
colitis, in an immunocompetent host, characterized by anorexia and pneumoperitoneum.
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