A Mexican Honeymoon Marred by Gastrointestinal Upset: A Case of Dientamoeba fragilis Causing Post-infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Dientamoeba fragilis (D. fragilis) is an anaerobic intestinal protozoan parasite that has been associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms. We report a case of post-infectious IBS caused by D. fragilis treated successfully with metronidazole. A 33-year-old African American male with...

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Autores principales: Ali, Saeed, Khetpal, Neelam, Khan, Muhammad Talha, Rasheed, Mamoon, Asad-Ur-Rahman, FNU, Echeverria-Beltran, Karen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5828670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29503786
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1992

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5828670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29503786
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1992

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