Acute Blastocystis-Associated Appendicular Peritonitis in a Child, Casablanca, Morocco

Acute Blastocystis-Associated Appendicular Peritonitis in a Child, Casablanca, Morocco

Despite increasing reports that Blastocystis infection is associated with digestive symptoms, its pathogenicity remains controversial. We report appendicular peritonitis in a 9-year-old girl returning to France from Morocco. Only Blastocystis parasites were detected in stools, appendix, peritoneal l...

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Main Authors: Emilie Fréalle, Dima El Safadi, Amandine Cian, Estelle Aubry, Gabriela Certad, Marwan Osman, Agnès Wacrenier, Emmanuel Dutoit, Colette Creusy, François Dubos, Eric Viscogliosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Blastocystis
blastocystosis
parasite
gastrointestinal
appendicitis
peritonitis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/1/14-0544_article

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