title: Terminal ileitis associated with Blastocystis hominis infection.
abstract: We report on the previously unobserved clinical presentation of terminal ileitis secondary to Blastocystis hominis in a 37-yr-old white male. When the patient was treated with metronidazole, the symptoms improved and the radiographic abnormalities resolved. We believe that this is the first well-documented instance of terminal ileitis secondary to B. hominis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Evanston Hospital-Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center, Illinois.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Morse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007079:Ileitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole