Asymptomatic respiratory tract microsporidiosis due to Encephalitozoon hellem in three patients with AIDS

M. Scaglia; S. Gatti; L. Sacchi; S. Corona; G. Chichino; A. M. Bernuzzi; G. Barbarini; G. P. Croppo; A. J. Da Silva; N. J. Pieniazek; G. S. Visvesvara

Asymptomatic respiratory tract microsporidiosis due to Encephalitozoon hellem in three patients with AIDS

M. Scaglia, S. Gatti, L. Sacchi, S. Corona, G. Chichino, A. M. Bernuzzi, G. Barbarini, G. P. Croppo, A. J. Da Silva, N. J. Pieniazek, G. S. Visvesvara

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Abstract

Microsporidia of the genera Enterocytozoon and Encephalitozoon have been identified as frequent causes of intestinal and disseminated infections, respectively, in patients with AIDS. Even though most subjects infected with these protozoa develop overt disease, simple colonization without illness may occur, as we observed in three severely immunosuppressed patients with AIDS. The parasites, recognized in and isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage sediment specimens, were characterized as Encephalitozoon hellem. Colonization of the bronchial tree was temporary, and treatment with albendazole was not needed to clear the infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	174-176
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	26
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 1998

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