Severe Blastocystis subtype 3 infection in a patient with colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer (CRC), more of lifestyle-related disorder, is one of the deadliest types of cancer across the globe. Nevertheless, infectious agents could be responsible for 20% of cancer. Recent findings have indicated the association of Blastocystis in CRC and recommend routine screening for Bla...

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Autores principales: Padukone, Shashiraja, Mandal, Jharna, Parija, Subhash Chandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Dispatches
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29114493
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tp.TP_87_15
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Sumario:Colorectal cancer (CRC), more of lifestyle-related disorder, is one of the deadliest types of cancer across the globe. Nevertheless, infectious agents could be responsible for 20% of cancer. Recent findings have indicated the association of Blastocystis in CRC and recommend routine screening for Blastocystis. Herein, we describe a case of CRC with severe Blastocystis infection.

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