Tang Wesley, Akakulu Wamunyima, Desai Kunal
Department of Medicine, Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, OH, USA.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, USA.
IDCases. 2021 Dec 22;27:e01372. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01372. eCollection 2022.
is an obligate enteric protozoan parasite commonly associated with severe symptoms such as profound diarrhea and dehydration in the immunocompromised, particularly those living with HIV/AIDS. In the immunocompetent, is self-limited, and characterized by mild non-bloody diarrhea with associated nausea and vomiting. We present an unusual case of presumed colitis, in an immunocompetent host, characterized by anorexia and pneumoperitoneum.
是一种专性肠道原生动物寄生虫,通常与免疫功能低下者出现的严重症状相关,如严重腹泻和脱水,尤其是感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的患者。在免疫功能正常者中,该病具有自限性,特征为伴有恶心和呕吐的轻度非血性腹泻。我们报告一例免疫功能正常宿主中疑似结肠炎的罕见病例,其特征为厌食和气腹。