ArticleParasites & vectors2014
Blastocystis sp. in splenic cysts: causative agent or accidental association? A unique case report.
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- Prevalence, subtypes and risk factors of Blastocystis spp. infection among pre- and perimenopausal women.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Symptomatic Giant Primary Nonparasitic Splenic Cyst Treated with Laparoscopic Decapsulation: A Case Report and Literature Review.The American journal of case reports · 2020Review
- An Unusual Case of Extra-Enteric Blastocystosis in the Uterine Cervix.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2020Article
- Extra-enteric Blastocystis infection in a duck.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2019Article
- Molecular epidemiology of Blastocystis isolated from animals in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.PloS one · 2019Article
- Splenic epithelial cyst mistaken with Hydatid cyst: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2018Article
- Distribution of Blastocystis subtypes isolated from humans from an urban community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Parasites & vectors · 2017Article
- Blastocystis sp. Infection Mimicking Clostridium Difficile Colitis.Case reports in infectious diseases · 2016Article
- Prevalence of intestinal opportunistic parasites infections in the University hospital of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2015Article
- Giant Primary Epithelial Splenic Cyst in an Adolescent Girl.APSP journal of case reportsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundBlastocystis sp. is one of the most prevalent parasites found in human stool and has been recently considered an opportunistic emerging pathogen in immunocompromised individuals. However, cases of invasive intestinal infections and skin rashes have been attributed to infection by Blastocystis sp in immunocompetent individuals, suggesting that it is an emerging parasite with pathogenic potential.
findingsWe present a case of a 22 year old female patient who complained of pain in the left hypochondrium. Ultrasonography and abdominal computed tomography scans showed two splenic cysts. The cyst fluid analysis demonstrated numerous Blastocystis sp.; PCR and DNA sequencing analyses confirmed the presence of Blastocystis subtype 3.
conclusionsThis is, to our knowledge, the first case report of the presence of Blastocystis subtype 3 in extra-intestinal organs and is strong evidence that Blastocystis sp. is potentially pathogenic and invasive. However, further studies are required to determine the pathogenicity of the parasite.
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