title: Intestinal microsporidiosis in a HIV-seronegative patient.
abstract: Microsporidial infections have been increasingly reported in immunocompromised patients, particularly those infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but only rarely in immunocompetent individuals. We report a case of intestinal microsporidiosis in a HIV-seronegative patient with acute self-limited diarrhoea. Examination of stool specimens revealed plenty of spores that correspond with Enterocytozoon bieneusi in size and shape as well as ultrastructural details.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Svenungsson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Capraru
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Evengård
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Larsson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lebbad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D016881:Microsporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis*