title: First report of Dientamoeba fragilis infection explaining acute non-specific abdominal pain.
abstract: Dientamoeba fragilis is now considered a potentially emerging gastrointestinal pathogen in both developing and developed countries. We first report an autochthonous case of D. fragilis infection in Greece. A 49-year-old female with acute non-specific abdominal pain required emergency surgical admission for active observation and repeated assessment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of acute unexplained abdominal pain finally attributed to D. fragilis infection using microscopic and molecular methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Diseases, Parasitology Laboratory, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vassalou
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Vassalos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spanakos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fotopoulos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dounias
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kalofolias
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vrioni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsakris
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D004029:Dientamoeba / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004030:Dientamoebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques