Self-limited travelers' diarrhea by Isospora belli in a patient with dengue infection

Ana Pérez-Ayala; Begoña Monge-Maíllo; Marta Díaz-Menéndez; Francesca Norman; José A Pérez-Molina; Rogelio López-Vélez

doi:10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00494.x

Self-limited travelers' diarrhea by Isospora belli in a patient with dengue infection

J Travel Med. 2011 May-Jun;18(3):212-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00494.x. Epub 2011 Feb 7.

Authors

Ana Pérez-Ayala¹, Begoña Monge-Maíllo, Marta Díaz-Menéndez, Francesca Norman, José A Pérez-Molina, Rogelio López-Vélez

Affiliation

¹ Tropical Medicine and Clinical Parasitology, Infectious Diseases Department, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 21539664
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00494.x

Abstract

Isospora belli diarrhea is usually associated with immunosuppression. This parasite has rarely been reported as a cause of travelers' diarrhea in immunocompetent patients. We present a clinical case of travelers' diarrhea due to I belli in a patient with transient lymphopenia secondary to dengue infection.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Dengue / complications*
Diarrhea / parasitology*
Diarrhea / virology
Humans
Isospora
Isosporiasis / complications
Isosporiasis / virology*
Lymphopenia / etiology
Lymphopenia / virology*
Male
Senegal
Travel