Successful treatment of symptomatic Entamoeba polecki infection.
The second symptomatic case of Entamoeba polecki infection, the first to respond to therapy, is reported. The patient experienced intermittent episodes of abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, and malaise associated with large numbers of E. polecki cysts in the stool. Following treatment with diloxanide furoate and metronidazole, all symptoms cleared and the parasite was no longer present in the stool.
D000083:Acetanilides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D004747:Entamoeba; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005663:Furans / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000083:Acetanilides; D005663:Furans; D008795:Metronidazole