Fréalle Emilie, El Safadi Dima, Cian Amandine, Aubry Estelle, Certad Gabriela, Osman Marwan, Wacrenier Agnès, Dutoit Emmanuel, Creusy Colette, Dubos François, Viscogliosi Eric
Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jan;21(1):91-4. doi: 10.3201/eid2101.140544.
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.
尽管关于芽囊原虫感染与消化系统症状相关的报道日益增多,但其致病性仍存在争议。我们报告了一名从摩洛哥返回法国的9岁女孩患阑尾腹膜炎的病例。在粪便、阑尾、腹腔积液和直肠子宫陷凹中仅检测到芽囊原虫。该儿童家庭的26名成员同时患有肠胃炎,提示可能出现了疫情。