Giardia lamblia infection in a patient with myotonic dystrophy

Luc Mouthon; Pascal Godmer; Bernard Piqueras; Pascal Cohen; Olivier Lortholary; Hélène Hofmann-Radvanyi; Loïc Guillevin

Giardia lamblia infection in a patient with myotonic dystrophy

Ann Med Interne (Paris). 2002 Dec;153(8):540-2.

Authors

Luc Mouthon¹, Pascal Godmer, Bernard Piqueras, Pascal Cohen, Olivier Lortholary, Hélène Hofmann-Radvanyi, Loïc Guillevin

Affiliation

¹ Fédération de Médecine Interne et Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Avicenne, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris-Nord, 125, route de Stalingrad, 93009 Bobigny, France. [email protected]

PMID: 12610429

Abstract

Myotonic dystrophy is an autosomal dominant muscle disorder characterized by muscle wasting and weakness and a number of other systemic abnormalities. Some patients have hypo-IgG that is asymptomatic in most of them. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman with myotonic dystrophy and hypo-IgG who experienced asthenia and weight loss secondary to Giardia lamblia bowel infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Albendazole / therapeutic use
Animals
Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
Drug Combinations
Female
Giardia lamblia
Giardiasis / complications*
Giardiasis / diagnosis
Giardiasis / drug therapy
Humans
IgG Deficiency / diagnosis
IgG Deficiency / drug therapy
IgG Deficiency / etiology
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
Myotonic Dystrophy / complications*
Myotonic Dystrophy / diagnosis
Myotonic Dystrophy / drug therapy
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antiprotozoal Agents
Drug Combinations
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Albendazole