Terminal ileitis associated with Blastocystis hominis infection.
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.
Tsang
T K
TK
Department of Internal Medicine, Evanston Hospital-Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center, Illinois.
Levin
B S
BS
Morse
S R
SR
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
D008795:Metronidazole