Acute Blastocystis-Associated Appendicular Peritonitis in a Child, Casablanca, Morocco

Despite increasing reports that Blastocystis infection is associated with digestive symptoms, its pathogenicity remains controversial. We report appendicular peritonitis in a 9-year-old girl returning to France from Morocco. Only Blastocystis parasites were detected in stools, appendix, peritoneal l...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fréalle, Emilie, El Safadi, Dima, Cian, Amandine, Aubry, Estelle, Certad, Gabriela, Osman, Marwan, Wacrenier, Agnès, Dutoit, Emmanuel, Creusy, Colette, Dubos, François, Viscogliosi, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25528951
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2101.140544
Descripción
Sumario:Despite increasing reports that Blastocystis infection is associated with digestive symptoms, its pathogenicity remains controversial. We report appendicular peritonitis in a 9-year-old girl returning to France from Morocco. Only Blastocystis parasites were detected in stools, appendix, peritoneal liquid, and recto-uterine pouch. Simultaneous gastroenteritis in 26 members of the child’s family suggested an outbreak.

Ejemplares similares