TY - JOUR
T1 - Histology as a diagnostic tool for intestinal isosporiasis in immunocompromised patients
AU - Rao, Anuradha C.K.
AU - Geetha, V.
AU - Kudva, Ranjini
AU - Vidhyalakshmi, S.
AU - Rupashree, S.
PY - 2012/3/1
Y1 - 2012/3/1
N2 - Isospora belli is an opportunistic protozoan causing wasting diarrhea especially in patients with an immunocompromised status. Diagnosis is usually established by demonstrating the oocyst of the organism on stool examination, which however can often be inconclusive. Serological tests for isosporiasis are currently not available. In such a scenario, biopsy often provides evidence for a confirmatory diagnosis. We describe two such cases, in which intestinal biopsy was the only diagnostic evidence of isosporiasis as the cause for chronic diarrhea.
AB - Isospora belli is an opportunistic protozoan causing wasting diarrhea especially in patients with an immunocompromised status. Diagnosis is usually established by demonstrating the oocyst of the organism on stool examination, which however can often be inconclusive. Serological tests for isosporiasis are currently not available. In such a scenario, biopsy often provides evidence for a confirmatory diagnosis. We describe two such cases, in which intestinal biopsy was the only diagnostic evidence of isosporiasis as the cause for chronic diarrhea.
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U2 - 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60055-3
DO - 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60055-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84861386943
SN - 2222-1808
VL - 2
SP - 251
EP - 252
JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease
JF - Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease
IS - 3
ER -
