Afebrile Diarrhea and Blastocystis hominis
Authors: WILLIAM D. LEBAR
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1985)

Letters and Corrections1 August 1985Afebrile Diarrhea and Blastocystis hominisWILLIAM D. LEBAR, M.Sc., EDWARD C. LARSEN, M.D., KAPIL PATEL, M.D.WILLIAM D. LEBAR, M.Sc.Search for more papers by this author, EDWARD C. LARSEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, KAPIL PATEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-103-2-306_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Blastocystis hominis is receiving increased attention as a cause of diarrhea (1-3). Vannatta and colleagues (4) recently reported a case of recurrent diarrhea caused by B. hominis in a 28-year-old man. We have just evaluated a patient who had recurrent watery diarrhea.A 15-year-old female was in good general health until the onset of diarrhea. She had no accompanying fever and no associated vomiting. She was treated symptomatically at home with diet and given a trial on both Lomotil (G.D. Searle, Chicago, Illinois) and Donnatal (A.H. Robins, Richmond, Virginia). She returned 1 week later, still complaining of...References1. ZIERDT C. Blastocystis hominis, a protozoan parasite and intestinal parasite of human beings. Clin Microbiol Newsl. 1983;5:57-9. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. RICCITOMAFURLANICASELLIGULLINI NPMMS. Blastocystis hominis: a neglected cause of diarrhea [Letter]. Lancet. 1984;1:966. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. GARCIABRUCKNERCLANCY LDM. Clinical relevance of Blastocystis hominis. Lancet. 1984;1:1233-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. VANNATTAADAMSONMULLICAN JDK. Blastocystis hominis infection presenting as recurrent diarrhea. Ann Intern Med. 1985;102:495-6. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: WILLIAM D. LEBAR, M.Sc.; EDWARD C. LARSEN, M.D.; KAPIL PATEL, M.D.Affiliations: Wyandotte General Hospital Wyandotte, MI 48192 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPursuing the clinical significance of Blastocystis – diagnostic limitationsBlastocystis : commensal ou pathogène ? Étude de 590 cas et revue de la littératureBlastocystis hominis revisitedBlastocystis hominis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related DiarrheaBlastocystis hominis Infection and Intestinal InjuryEvidence of an epidemic of Blastocystis hominis infections in preschool children in northern JordanPrevalence and Characteristics of Blastocystis horninis Infection in ChildrenBlastocystis in Humans and Animals: Morphology, Biology, and EpizootiologyEpidemiology and clinical significance of Blastocystis hominis in different population groups in Salamanca (Spain)Diarrhée fébrile à Blastocystis hominisParasitic DiarrheaBlastocystis hominis--past and futureInfective arthritis due to Blastocystis hominis.PEpidemiology and pathogenicity of Blastocystis hominisDiarrhee febrile et Blastocystis hominisParasitic DiarrheaAssociation of Blastocystis hominis with human diseaseDisk susceptibility testing of penicillin-resistant pneumococci 1 August 1985Volume 103, Issue 2Page: 306-306KeywordsDiarrheaDietFeversVomiting ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1985 PDF downloadLoading ...