title: Blastocystis hominis--an emerging and imitating cause of acute abdomen in children.
abstract: Two children aged 12 and 11 years with a similar history of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and fever with abdominal tenderness, and muscle guarding at the right lower quadrant for few days were admitted to our hospital. They subsequently developed diarrhea but without clinical relief. Just before the decision of laparotomy, both patients were diagnosed as having Blastocystis hominis infection with light microscopic examination of the stools and were treated uneventfully with the appropriate antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fatih University Hospital, 06540 Ankara, Turkey. nandiran@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nesibe
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Andiran
authors.forename: Ziya Cibali
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Acikgoz
authors.forename: Sadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turkay
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Andiran
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D016776:Blastocystis Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016845:Blastocystis hominis; D002648:Child; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination