Isospora belli infection in a malnourished child

Isospora belli, a coccidian parasite usually causes a self limiting illness of acute onset with fever, diarrhoea and colicky pain in a normal host. In immunocompromised patients human isosporiasis becomes chronic. We report a case of a malnourished 9 year old female child who presented with complain...

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Published inJournal of communicable diseases Vol. 39; no. 2; p. 141
Main Authors Kochhar, Abhilasha, Saxena, S, Malhotra, V L, Deb, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.06.2007
Subjects
Animals
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Child
Diarrhea - parasitology
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Isospora - isolation & purification
Isosporiasis - diagnosis
Isosporiasis - drug therapy
Parasite Egg Count - veterinary
Treatment Outcome
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination - therapeutic use
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Summary:Isospora belli, a coccidian parasite usually causes a self limiting illness of acute onset with fever, diarrhoea and colicky pain in a normal host. In immunocompromised patients human isosporiasis becomes chronic. We report a case of a malnourished 9 year old female child who presented with complaints of loose stools, nausea, vomiting and weight loss for the past three months. Stool examination revealed immature oocysts of Isospora belli. The patient was successfully treated with TMP-SMX.
ISSN:0019-5138