1/5. cyclospora cayetanensis--an emerging coccidian parasite.Over the last decade increasing number of enteritis cases have been attributed to infection with a new coccidian sp that was named cyclospora cayetanensis in 1993. Diarrhoea caused by this agent is clinically indistinguishable from cryptosporidiasis, isosporiasis and microsporidiasis but cyclospora infection are often very prolonged (upto 15 weeks) and may cause severe weight loss. diagnosis is important because unlike diarrhoea caused by cryptosporidium and microsporidium, treatment with co-trimoxazole is effective. We report here a case of cyclosporiasis, to increase awareness of possibility of cyclospora infection in patients with prolonged diarrhoea. It should be considered in assessment of patients with unexplained prolonged diarrhoeal illness.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = cyclosporiasis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/5. A case of human cyclosporiasis causing traveler's diarrhea after visiting indonesia.This is the first case of human cyclosporiasis reported in korea. We detected the oocyst of cyclospora cayetanensis from a 14-yr old girl who complained of persistent diarrhea after traveling to indonesia. Round oocysts sized about 8 to 9 m with wrinkle on the wall were found in modified acid fast stained stool specimen. Stainability was variable from red to pale. Oocyst wall showed typical autofluorescence under ultraviolet illumination. The exact diagnosis for the cause of diarrhea and treatment for this patient were not provided at the right moment from the hospital since the diagnostic system for the cyclospora infection was not ready in the clinical laboratory of the hospital. More attention should be paid on cyclospora as a cause of diarrhea especially for those returning from a trip to the tropics and an adequate diagnostic system for the cyclospora infection should be implemented in clinical laboratories as soon as possible.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = cyclosporiasis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/5. cyclosporiasis associated with diarrhoea in an immunocompetent patient in turkey.cyclospora cayetanensis, the parasitic agent responsible for human cyclosporiasis, is an emerging worldwide cause of diarrhoea in immunocompetent people as well as in immunocompromised patients, such as those with AIDS. Reported here is the case of a 30-year-old Turkish woman, a lawyer, who was admitted to hospital in July 2002 with complaints of watery diarrhoea, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and weight loss over a period of 1 week. cyclospora sp. oocysts were determined by using modified Kinyoun's acid-fast stain. The patient was treated with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (160/800 mg) b.i.d. for 7 days. This report is the first example of autochthonous cyclosporiasis in an immunocompetent patient in turkey.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = cyclosporiasis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/5. cyclosporiasis in an infant.This report describes cyclosporiasis in a seven month old infant who presented with incessant crying and refusal of feeds. The routine modified ZN stained smears showed the oocysts of cyclospora when all other tests failed to reveal enteric pathogens. The need for the clinical laboratory to screen faeces samples for all possible pathogens in a given clinical situation needs to be emphasized.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = cyclosporiasis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/5. Co-infection of giardia intestinalis and cyclospora cayetanensis in an immunocompetent patient with prolonged diarrhea: case report.cyclospora cayetanensis is an agent of emerging infectious disease, and a recognized cause of diarrhea in some patients. Also, the flagellated protozoan, giardia intestinalis, induces a diarrheal illness of the small intestine. Cases of cyclosporiasis are frequently missed, primarily due to the fact that the parasite can be quite difficult to detect in human fecal samples, despite an increasing amount of data regarding this parasite. On the other hand, G. intestinalis can be readily recognized via the microscopic visualization of its trophozoite or cyst forms in stained preparations or unstained wet mounts. In this report, we describe an uncommon case of co-infection with G. intestinalis and C. cayetanensis in an immunocompetent patient with prolonged diarrhea, living in a non-tropical region of turkey.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = cyclosporiasis (Clic here for more details about this article) |