Balantidium coli is the only parasitic ciliate of man. It is a flattened oval organism covered with cilia, and a gullet at the anterior end. It is infrequently pathogenic for man,although epidemic buds in tropical zon...Balantidium coli is the only parasitic ciliate of man. It is a flattened oval organism covered with cilia, and a gullet at the anterior end. It is infrequently pathogenic for man,although epidemic buds in tropical zones have been described. The infection fundamentally affects the colon and causes variable clinic pictures, from asymptomatic to serious dysenteric forms. We present a case of parasitologically diagnosed as causes of diarrhea in a patient with non Hodgkin's lymphoma from Turkey.In order to find out the causative etiologic agent of diarrhea,stool samples were examined by native,lugol and flotation methods and we detected moving trophozoites, which were approximately 60μm long and 35μm wide.These bodies were diagnosed as Balantidium coli This case underlines that Balantidium coli should also be considered as a possible pathogen in immunocompromised patients with diarrhea.展开更多
Six patients infected with Cydospora 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 ...Six patients infected with Cydospora 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 conlJnued 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.展开更多
文摘Balantidium coli is the only parasitic ciliate of man. It is a flattened oval organism covered with cilia, and a gullet at the anterior end. It is infrequently pathogenic for man,although epidemic buds in tropical zones have been described. The infection fundamentally affects the colon and causes variable clinic pictures, from asymptomatic to serious dysenteric forms. We present a case of parasitologically diagnosed as causes of diarrhea in a patient with non Hodgkin's lymphoma from Turkey.In order to find out the causative etiologic agent of diarrhea,stool samples were examined by native,lugol and flotation methods and we detected moving trophozoites, which were approximately 60μm long and 35μm wide.These bodies were diagnosed as Balantidium coli This case underlines that Balantidium coli should also be considered as a possible pathogen in immunocompromised patients with diarrhea.
文摘Six patients infected with Cydospora 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 conlJnued 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.
