Case report: Isospora belli infection in a renal transplant recipent.
Isospora belli, an opportunistic protozoon, is one of the most commonly recognized causes of diarrhea in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Infection is acquired through fecal contaminated food or water, and generally diagnosed by examination of stool and/or duodenum biopsy specimens with acid-fast staining. Here, we present an uncommon case, chronic diarrhea caused by I. belli infection in a patient who is a renal transplant recipient.
Koru
Ozgür
O
Gülhane Askeri Tip Akademisi, Tibbi Parazitoloji Bilim Dali, Ankara, Turkey.
Araz
R Engin
RE
Yilmaz
Yakut Akyön
YA
Ergüven
Sibel
S
Yenicesu
Müjdat
M
Pektaş
Bayram
B
Tanyüksel
Mehmet
M
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007549:Isospora / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D021865:Isosporiasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male