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The intestinal infection caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, marked by prolonged watery diarrhea after eating contaminated fresh produce.
Cyclosporiasis is the clinical illness caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis. Its hallmark is duration: untreated diarrhea persists for 1 week to several months, often with striking fatigue and relapses. The high-output watery stools cause significant fluid, sodium, and potassium loss — a real hazard for kidney patients, in whom dehydration can trigger prerenal acute kidney injury, and where TMP-SMX treatment requires eGFR-based dose adjustment and potassium monitoring. Prevention focuses on washing, peeling, and cooking produce and avoiding outbreak-linked imported greens.
A single-celled parasite that causes cyclosporiasis — a prolonged diarrheal illness contracted from contaminated fresh produce, most often imported cilantro, raspberries, lettuce, and basil.
A waste product of muscle metabolism filtered by the kidneys; serum creatinine levels are used to estimate GFR and monitor kidney function over time.
The medical treatment that artificially performs the kidney's filtering functions — removing waste, toxins, and excess fluid from the blood when kidneys fail.
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This content is a general reference, not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Do not change your diet, fluids, medicines, or dialysis plan without your nephrologist or renal dietitian. Individual recommendations depend on your labs, medications, conditions, and care plan.