Chronic hepatitis due to cryptosporidium infection

What it means

Chronic hepatitis caused by Cryptosporidium infection that occurs in the context of unusual susceptibility to infection.

Cryptosporidial chronic hepatitis is a complication of combined immunodeficiencies affecting CD40-CD40L signalling and other T-cell deficiencies, and may co-occur with sclerosing cholangitis as part of cryptosporidial hepatobiliary disease.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Hepatitis, chronic, due to cryptosporidium infection