TY - JOUR
T1 - Isospora belli infection in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
AU - Resiere, D.
AU - Vantelon, J. M.
AU - Bourée, P.
AU - Chachaty, E.
AU - Nitenberg, G.
AU - Blot, F.
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - Isospora belli infection is frequent in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in tropical areas. It has also been reported in other immunodepressive diseases, such as lymphoblastic leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia, and Hodgkin's disease. To date, no case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma-related isosporiasis has been reported in a non-HIV-infected patient. We describe a case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with chronic diarrhea due to I. belli. In Europe, I. belli can cause severe chronic diarrhea in patients with malignancies whose country of origin is in an endemic area. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole can provide rapid and prolonged clinical and parasitologic cure.
AB - Isospora belli infection is frequent in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in tropical areas. It has also been reported in other immunodepressive diseases, such as lymphoblastic leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia, and Hodgkin's disease. To date, no case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma-related isosporiasis has been reported in a non-HIV-infected patient. We describe a case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with chronic diarrhea due to I. belli. In Europe, I. belli can cause severe chronic diarrhea in patients with malignancies whose country of origin is in an endemic area. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole can provide rapid and prolonged clinical and parasitologic cure.
KW - Diarrhea
KW - Immunodeficiency
KW - Isospora belli
KW - Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
KW - Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00742.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00742.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 14616755
AN - SCOPUS:0242363248
SN - 1198-743X
VL - 9
SP - 1065
EP - 1067
JO - Clinical Microbiology and Infection
JF - Clinical Microbiology and Infection
IS - 10
ER -