USE OF ALBENDAZOLE FOR DISSEMINATED MICROSPORIDIAN INFECTION IN A PATIENT WITH AIDS

被引:32
作者
LECUIT, M
OKSENHENDLER, E
SARFATI, C
机构
[1] HOP ST LOUIS,DEPT IMMUNOL & HEMATOL,PARIS,FRANCE
[2] HOP ST LOUIS,PARASITOL LAB,PARIS,FRANCE
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10.1093/clinids/19.2.332
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Disseminated microsporidian infection in patients with AIDS has been recently reported and is associated with the genus Encephalitozoon and the newly described genus Septate. We report a case of symptomatic, disseminated intestinal, urinary, nasal, and ocular microsporidian infection in a patient with AIDS. A dramatic response to therapy with albendazole was observed.
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