Blastocystis hominis--an emerging and imitating cause of acute abdomen in children.
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.
Andiran
Nesibe
N
Department of Pediatrics, Fatih University Hospital, 06540 Ankara, Turkey. nandiran@gmail.com
Acikgoz
Ziya Cibali
ZC
Turkay
Sadi
S
Andiran
Fatih
F
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
D008795:Metronidazole; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination