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Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana Co-Infection Resulting in Chronic Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Male
Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana exist as two separate parasitic organisms; however co-infection with the two individual parasites has been well documented. Although often symptomatic in immunocompromised individuals, the pathogenicity of the organisms in immunocompetent subjects causing gast...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3383306/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22740811 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000339205 |
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author | Shah, Mitanshu Tan, Christopher Bryan Rajan, Dhyan Ahmed, Shadab Subramani, Krishnaiyer Rizvon, Kaleem Mustacchia, Paul |
author_facet | Shah, Mitanshu Tan, Christopher Bryan Rajan, Dhyan Ahmed, Shadab Subramani, Krishnaiyer Rizvon, Kaleem Mustacchia, Paul |
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description | Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana exist as two separate parasitic organisms; however co-infection with the two individual parasites has been well documented. Although often symptomatic in immunocompromised individuals, the pathogenicity of the organisms in immunocompetent subjects causing gastrointestinal symptoms has been debated, with studies revealing mixed results. Clinically, both B. hominis and E. nana infection may result in acute or chronic diarrhea, generalized abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, flatulence and anorexia. We report the case of a 24-year-old immunocompetent male presenting with chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain secondary to B. hominis and E. nana treated with metronidazole, resulting in symptom resolution and eradication of the organisms. Our case illustrates that clinicians should be cognizant of both B. hominis and E. nana infection as a cause of chronic diarrhea in an immunocompetent host. Such awareness will aid in a timely diagnosis and possible parasitic eradication with resolution of gastrointestinal symptoms. |
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spelling | pubmed-33833062012-06-27 Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana Co-Infection Resulting in Chronic Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Male Shah, Mitanshu Tan, Christopher Bryan Rajan, Dhyan Ahmed, Shadab Subramani, Krishnaiyer Rizvon, Kaleem Mustacchia, Paul Case Rep Gastroenterol Published: June, 2012 Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana exist as two separate parasitic organisms; however co-infection with the two individual parasites has been well documented. Although often symptomatic in immunocompromised individuals, the pathogenicity of the organisms in immunocompetent subjects causing gastrointestinal symptoms has been debated, with studies revealing mixed results. Clinically, both B. hominis and E. nana infection may result in acute or chronic diarrhea, generalized abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, flatulence and anorexia. We report the case of a 24-year-old immunocompetent male presenting with chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain secondary to B. hominis and E. nana treated with metronidazole, resulting in symptom resolution and eradication of the organisms. Our case illustrates that clinicians should be cognizant of both B. hominis and E. nana infection as a cause of chronic diarrhea in an immunocompetent host. Such awareness will aid in a timely diagnosis and possible parasitic eradication with resolution of gastrointestinal symptoms. S. Karger AG 2012-06-13 /pmc/articles/PMC3383306/ /pubmed/22740811 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000339205 Text en Copyright © 2012 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No-Derivative-Works License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Users may download, print and share this work on the Internet for noncommercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited, and a link to the original work on http://www.karger.com and the terms of this license are included in any shared versions. |
spellingShingle | Published: June, 2012 Shah, Mitanshu Tan, Christopher Bryan Rajan, Dhyan Ahmed, Shadab Subramani, Krishnaiyer Rizvon, Kaleem Mustacchia, Paul Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana Co-Infection Resulting in Chronic Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Male |
title | Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana Co-Infection Resulting in Chronic Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Male |
title_full | Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana Co-Infection Resulting in Chronic Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Male |
title_fullStr | Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana Co-Infection Resulting in Chronic Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Male |
title_full_unstemmed | Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana Co-Infection Resulting in Chronic Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Male |
title_short | Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana Co-Infection Resulting in Chronic Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Male |
title_sort | blastocystis hominis and endolimax nana co-infection resulting in chronic diarrhea in an immunocompetent male |
topic | Published: June, 2012 |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3383306/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22740811 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000339205 |
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