1/8. Reiter syndrome following protracted symptoms of cyclospora infection.Two large outbreaks of diarrheal illness associated with cyclospora cayetanensis, a coccidian parasite, provided an opportunity to evaluate clinical syndromes associated with this enteric pathogen. Reiter syndrome, a triad of ocular inflammation, inflammatory oligoarthritis, and sterile urethritis, has been associated with enteric infections. We describe the first case of Reiter syndrome following protracted symptoms of cyclospora infection.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = diarrhea (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/8. A report case of cyclospora and cryptosporidium mixed infection in a hiv-negative child in thailand.The first case of cyclosporosis in a non hiv-infected child in thailand, co-infected with cryptosporidium, was reported. The patient was a 3 year-old malnourished orphan who presented with fever, abdominal distension and relapsing diarrhea. There was no leukocyte in her stool, however, numerous cyclospora and cryptosporidium oocysts were identified by modified acid-fast staining. The illness was cured by co-trimoxazole and fluid therapy. More coccidial infections in thailand may be detected if modified acid-fast staining is routinely performed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = diarrhea (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/8. cyclospora cayetanensis associated with diarrhea in a patient with idiopathic compensated hepatic cirrhosis.A 52 year-old male patient with idiopathic hepatic cirrhosis complaining of diarrhea and weakness was accepted to the gastroenterology clinic. In order to find out the causative etiologic agent of diarrhea, stool samples were examined by different methods and stained using modified Kinyoun's acid-fast stain. Following examination, approximately 9 microns diameter, acid-fast variable wrinkled spheres were seen and diagnosed as cyclospora cayetanensis. Confirmation of the diagnosis was established by fluorescent microscope (380 to 420 nm excitation filter), which showed bright green to intense blue autofluorescent oocysts. It has been shown that, cyclospora cayetanensis is a coccidian parasite mainly found in immunocompromised patients and that it may be the agent of prolonged diarrhea. Only three cyclosporiosis cases have been previously reported in our country; all three cases were AIDS patients. We report here a further case of cyclospora cayetanensis infection in a patient with hepatic cirrhosis and we consider that this is the first case, which was reported in hepatic cirrhosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 7keywords = diarrhea (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/8. 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 = 7keywords = diarrhea (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/8. cyclospora cayetanensis in a patient with travelers' diarrhea: case report and review.In recent years, several studies have shown that cyclospora cayetanensis is a worldwide intestinal pathogen, and it has been implicated in a number of sporadic cases and epidemic outbreaks of diarrheal illness in several endemic areas. The parasite is associated with prolonged and relapsing watery diarrhea in immunocompetent persons, as well as in AIDS patients. Most reports of cyclospora infection concern travelers visiting endemic countries. In European countries, a few cases of cyclospora cayetanensis infection have been reported, and almost all of them were observed in persons after foreign travel.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 22.175074310093keywords = watery diarrhea, diarrhea (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/8. Human cyclosporiosis in turkey.Six patients infected with cyclospora cayetanensis who sought medical care at three different hospitals in turkey are herein presented. Four patients were male and the others were female and their ages ranged from 7 to 62 years. The first patient was hiv-positive and presented with watery diarrhea with a frequency of up to 18 times a day for more than ten months and diagnosed as cyclosporiosis in Kayseri, 1996. The second patient was also hiv positive and diagnosed as cyclosporiosis in Kayseri, 2000. The third patient was an acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) patient and diagnosed in Istanbul, 2000. The fourth patient was idiopathic hepatic cirrhosis complaining of diarrhea and weakness and diagnosed in Kayseri, 2001. The fifth and sixth patients were immunocompetent patients complaining of diarrhea and diagnosed in Izmir and Kayseri, 2002. diarrhea occurring from one to ten times a day continued for 7 to 70 d in the last 5 patients. Treatment with a trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole compound was done for all patients. Both symptomatic and parasitologic improvements were quickly observed. In summary, C. cayetanensis infection is rare in turkey and most patients infected with this pathogen tend to be immunosuppressive individuals at present.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 19.175074310093keywords = watery diarrhea, diarrhea (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/8. Retrospective study of the occurrence of cyclospora cayetanensis at Clinical Hospital of the University of Sao Paulo Medical School, SP.cyclospora cayetanensis causes watery diarrhea in tropical countries, among travelers and after ingestion of contaminated water and food. Very little is known about its epidemiology, pathogenic aspects and reservoirs. In brazil, its prevalence is unknown and to date there have been reports of three outbreaks. We report here a retrospective study of 5,015 stool samples from 4,869 patients attended at Clinical Hospital of the University of Sao Paulo Medical School, SP, brazil between April 1996 and January 2002, with 14 cases of cyclospora cayetanensis being detected there was a prevalence of 0.3%. Of the 14 infected patients, the mean age was 38 years and 71.4% were female. Ten patients presented symptoms; six presented levels of immunological markers and five patients were immunodeficient.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 17.175074310093keywords = watery diarrhea, diarrhea (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/8. 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 = 7keywords = diarrhea (Clic here for more details about this article) |