title: [A new opportunistic infection: microsporidiosis].
abstract: Microsporidiosis is a recently identified opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS. Microsporidie usually induce chronic diarrhoeas, cachexia, and cholangitis. Disseminated infection with pulmonary or renal involvement and sinusitis has also been described. Rarely, conjunctivitis can occur. Diagnosis now relies on direct identification of microsporidial spores in faeces. Treatment remains essentially symptomatic, although cure can be obtained in some cases.
authors.affiliation: Clinique des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Molina
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016881:Microsporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Une nouvelle infection opportuniste les microsporidioses.