Unusual pulmonary Enterocytozoon bieneusi microsporidiosis in an AIDS patient: case report and review.
Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an agent of intestinal microsporidiosis leading to chronic diarrhoea in AIDS patients. Pulmonary involvement may occur but remains rare with only 4 cases reported in the literature. We report here the fifth case of pulmonary localization of E. bieneusi in a severe immunocompromized HIV-infected patient with intestinal and pulmonary symptoms.
Sodqi
Mustapha
M
Department of Immunology, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
Brazille
Patricia
P
Gonzalez-Canali
Gustavo
G
Cornet
Muriel
M
Piketty
Christophe
C
Weiss
Laurence
L
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000379:methods; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D021862:Enterocytozoon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D016881:Microsporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents