Microsporidiosis in a Brazilian University Hospital: case report Microsporidíase em Hospital Universitário no Brasil: relato de caso

This is the report on a patient with chronic diarrhea caused by microsporidia. He is married, infected with HIV and has low CD4 cell count. The diagnosis was established through stool parasite search using concentration methods and Gram - chromotrope staining technique. Ileum biopsy was also perform...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Elenice Messias do Nascimento Gonçalves, Iaiko Horroiva Uemura, Magali Orban, Vera Lúcia Pagliusi Castilho, Carlos Eduardo Pereira Corbett
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2006
Subjects:
Diagnosis
Parasitology
Microsporidia
Chronic diarrhea
HIV
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652006000600010
https://doaj.org/article/1cd843d11a3c4e14b9523dce45d02d15
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Summary:This is the report on a patient with chronic diarrhea caused by microsporidia. He is married, infected with HIV and has low CD4 cell count. The diagnosis was established through stool parasite search using concentration methods and Gram - chromotrope staining technique. Ileum biopsy was also performed in this case. The etiological diagnosis may be established in a clinical laboratory, by chromotrope staining technique in routine microscopic examination of stool specimens. Este é o relato de caso de doente com diarréia crônica causada por Microsporidia. O doente era homem, casado, infectado com HIV e tinha baixa taxa de linfócitos CD4+. O diagnóstico foi feito em exame de fezes utilizando métodos de concentração e técnica de coloração de Gram-Chromotrope. Biópsia de íleo também foi realizada neste caso. O diagnóstico etiológico pode ser feito em laboratório clínico, por técnicas de coloração baseada em cromotrope na rotina da observação microscópica direta.

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