Intra J, Sarto C, Manuli E, Vannini P M, Brambilla P
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Desio Hospital, via Mazzini 1, Desio (MB), Italy.
Dipartimento Cure Primarie ATS Brianza, Monza, Italy.
Helminthologia. 2019 Mar 6;56(1):53-56. doi: 10.2478/helm-2018-0039. eCollection 2019 Mar.
We are reporting the case of a nine-month-old Pakistani female with complaint of growth retardation who presented multiple intestinal parasitic infections. Probably because of contamination with fecal matter, the initial microscopic examination of the urinary sample revealed the presence of eggs of , cysts of , and an organism similar to mites. Stool samples were obtained after two weeks and microscopic investigation confirmed the presence of eggs, cysts of , and hookworm eggs. The patient was immediately subjected to mebendazole therapy associated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, to which she responded well. Follow-up stool re-examinations performed 15 and 30 days after the treatment tested negative for all parasitic ova and cysts. This study reflects the importance of considering multiple parasitic infestations in low socio-economic populations and highlights the need of improving poor hygienic conditions to prevent such infections, in particular in children.
我们报告了一例9个月大的巴基斯坦女性病例，该患儿因生长发育迟缓就诊，被发现患有多种肠道寄生虫感染。可能由于粪便污染，尿液样本的初步显微镜检查发现了 虫卵、 囊肿以及一种类似螨虫的生物。两周后采集粪便样本，显微镜检查证实存在 虫卵、 囊肿和钩虫卵。患者立即接受了甲苯达唑联合甲氧苄啶-磺胺甲恶唑治疗，治疗效果良好。治疗后15天和30天进行的粪便复查显示，所有寄生虫卵和囊肿检测均为阴性。本研究反映了在社会经济地位较低人群中考虑多种寄生虫感染的重要性，并强调了改善卫生条件差的状况以预防此类感染的必要性，尤其是在儿童中。
