Enterocytozoon bieneusi as a Cause of Chronic Diarrhea in a Heart-Lung Transplant Recipient Who Was Seronegative for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a major cause of chronic diarrhea and malabsorption in patients with AIDS. We report what we believe is the first case of intestinal infection due to E. bieneusi in a heart-lung transplant recipient who was seronegative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The clinical...
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Published in | Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 114 - 117 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
The University of Chicago Press
01.07.1996
University of Chicago Press |
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Summary: | Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a major cause of chronic diarrhea and malabsorption in patients with AIDS. We report what we believe is the first case of intestinal infection due to E. bieneusi in a heart-lung transplant recipient who was seronegative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The clinical presentation and the evolution of the disease were identical to those usually observed in patients with AIDS and included diarrhea, massive weight loss, and persistent infection despite treatment with albendazole. E. bieneusi was identified in the patient's duodenal mucosaby electron microscopy. No other etiologic agent was detected. We conclude that E. bieneusi may be responsible for serious intestinal infections in patients whose immunosuppression is not related to HIV. |
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Bibliography: | Reprints or correspondence: Dr. M. Rabodonirina, Département de Parasitologie et de Mycologie, Université Claude-Bernard, 8 avenue Rockefeller 69373, Lyon Cedex 08, France. Deceased. istex:3A47C0C8874979DBC2FC430BEB03599F728FAA17 ark:/67375/HXZ-TDRH35DZ-1 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Case Study-2 ObjectType-Feature-4 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 1058-4838 1537-6591 |
DOI: | 10.1093/clinids/23.1.114 |