Tubulinosema sp. microsporidian myositis in immunosuppressed patient

Maria M Choudhary; Maureen G Metcalfe; Kathryn Arrambide; Caryn Bern; Govinda S Visvesvara; Norman J Pieniazek; Rebecca D Bandea; Marlene Deleon-Carnes; Patricia Adem; Moaz M Choudhary; Sherif R Zaki; Musab U Saeed

doi:10.3201/eid1709.101926

Tubulinosema sp. microsporidian myositis in immunosuppressed patient

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1727-30. doi: 10.3201/eid1709.101926.

Authors

Maria M Choudhary¹, Maureen G Metcalfe, Kathryn Arrambide, Caryn Bern, Govinda S Visvesvara, Norman J Pieniazek, Rebecca D Bandea, Marlene Deleon-Carnes, Patricia Adem, Moaz M Choudhary, Sherif R Zaki, Musab U Saeed

Affiliation

¹ Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Internal Medicine, 9500 Euclid Foundation, NA10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. [email protected]

Abstract

The Phylum Microsporidia comprises >1,200 species, only 15 of which are known to infect humans, including the genera Trachipleistophora, Pleistophora, and Brachiola. We report an infection by Tubulinosema sp. in an immunosuppressed patient.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Kidney Injury / complications
Acute Kidney Injury / immunology
Aged
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / complications
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / immunology
Microsporidia*
Muscle, Skeletal / microbiology
Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
Myositis / complications
Myositis / diagnosis*
Myositis / microbiology