Multiple chronic parasitic infections in an immunocompetent immigrant: a challenge for healthcare management

Chiara Spertilli Raffaelli; Barbara Rossetti; Lorenzo Zammarchi; David Redi; Francesca Rinaldi; Andrea De Luca; Francesca Montagnani

Multiple chronic parasitic infections in an immunocompetent immigrant: a challenge for healthcare management

Infez Med. 2018 Sep 1;26(3):276-279.

Authors

Chiara Spertilli Raffaelli¹, Barbara Rossetti², Lorenzo Zammarchi³, David Redi¹, Francesca Rinaldi⁴, Andrea De Luca⁵, Francesca Montagnani⁵

Affiliations

¹ Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Siena, Siena, Italy.
² UOC Malattie Infettive Universitarie, AOUS, Siena, Italy.
³ Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy; SOD Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, AOUC, Florence, Italy.
⁴ Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
⁵ Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Siena, Siena, Italy; UOC Malattie Infettive Universitarie, AOUS, Siena, Italy.

PMID: 30246773

Abstract

The case reports multiple helmintiasis and chronic hepatitis caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis D virus (HDV) in an immunocompetent immigrant male. It highlights the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of neglected infectious diseases in low endemic areas, besides difficulties that Western countries encounter in responding to immigrants' health needs.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Chronic Disease
Coinfection / parasitology*
Coinfection / virology
Emigrants and Immigrants*
Helminthiasis / complications*
Helminthiasis / parasitology
Hepatitis B, Chronic / complications*
Hepatitis D, Chronic / complications*
Humans
Immunocompetence
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / complications*
Italy
Libya
Nigeria / ethnology
Postoperative Complications / microbiology
Travel-Related Illness*