Giardia lamblia infection in a patient with myotonic dystrophy.
Myotonic dystrophy is an autosomal dominant muscle disorder characterized by muscle wasting and weakness and a number of other systemic abnormalities. Some patients have hypo-IgG that is asymptomatic in most of them. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman with myotonic dystrophy and hypo-IgG who experienced asthenia and weight loss secondary to Giardia lamblia bowel infection.
Mouthon
Luc
L
Fédération de Médecine Interne et Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Avicenne, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris-Nord, 125, route de Stalingrad, 93009 Bobigny, France. lucmouthon@avc.ap-hop-paris.fr
Godmer
Pascal
P
Piqueras
Bernard
B
Cohen
Pascal
P
Lortholary
Olivier
O
Hofmann-Radvanyi
Hélène
H
Guillevin
Loïc
L
D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D016829:Giardia lamblia; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D017099:IgG Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009223:Myotonic Dystrophy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D015766:Albendazole