MICROBIOLOGICAL FINDINGS ABOUT PULMONARY CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS IN 2 AIDS PATIENTS

There is no known treatment for pulmonary cryptosporidiosis, a rare co mplication of intestinal cryptosporidiosis in AIDS patients. We report two cases of cryptosporidiosis which were unusual because (i) extrace llular invasive forms of the parasite were found in the bronchoalveola r lavage and (ii) the outcome was favorable in one patient after treat ment with azithromycin.