Endolimax nana and urticaria.
Endolimax nana
abdominal pain
chronic urticaria
diarrhoea
metronidazole
weight loss
Journal
Journal of infection in developing countries
ISSN: 1972-2680
Titre abrégé: J Infect Dev Ctries
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 101305410
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
31 03 2020
31 03 2020
Historique:
received:
11
01
2020
accepted:
11
02
2020
entrez:
3
4
2020
pubmed:
3
4
2020
medline:
5
1
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Endolimax nana is a commensal protozoan of the colon. We report a case of chronic urticaria associated with E. nana in a 34-year-old Italian woman. The patient suffered from abdominal pain, diarrhoea and weight loss. The disease appeared after a trip to Vietnam. Laboratory examinations showed mild blood eosinophilia. Three coproparasitological examinations were positive for cysts of E. nana. The patient was successfully treated with two courses of metronidazole (2 g/day for 10 days each). No antihistamines were used. Three coproparasitological examinations, carried out at the end of the therapy, were negative. Follow up (six months) was negative. E. nana can be responsible for very rare cases of abdominal pain, diarrhoea, polyarthritis and urticaria.
Substances chimiques
Antiprotozoal Agents
0
Metronidazole
140QMO216E
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
321-322Informations de copyright
Copyright (c) 2020 Stefano Veraldi, Luisa Angileri, Luisa Carlotta Rossi, Gianluca Nazzaro.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
No Conflict of Interest is declared