Cryptosporidiosis natural history

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Possible complications

• Cholangitis (inflammation of a bile duct)
• Cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder)
• Hepatitis
• Malabsorption (not enough nutrients being absorbed from the intestinal tract)
• Pancreatitis
• Wasting syndrome (loss of body mass where the person becomes very thin and weak)