Cryptosporidium baileyi Pulmonary Infection in Immunocompetent Woman with Benign Neoplasm

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.

Keywords

• parasites
• parasitic diseases
• protozoa
• Cryptosporidium baileyi
• pulmonary infection
• benign neoplasm