Use of albendazole for disseminated microsporidian infection in a patient with AIDS.
Disseminated microsporidian infection in patients with AIDS has been recently reported and is associated with the genus Encephalitozoon and the newly described genus Septata. We report a case of symptomatic, disseminated intestinal, urinary, nasal, and ocular microsporidian infection in a patient with AIDS. A dramatic response to therapy with albendazole was observed.
Lecuit
M
M
Department of Immunology and Hematology, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France.
Oksenhendler
E
E
Sarfati
C
C
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D016890:Encephalitozoonosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D015766:Albendazole