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ArticleThe Korean journal of parasitology2020

An Unusual Case of Extra-Enteric Blastocystosis in the Uterine Cervix.

Yolanda Escutia-Guzman, Williams Arony Martinez-Flores, Joel Martinez-Ocaña, Ramon Martinez-Pimentel, Marisol Benitez-Ramirez, Fernando Martinez-Hernandez, Sara Arroyo-Escalante, Mirza Romero-Valdovinos, Guadalupe Erendira Orozco-Mosqueda, Pablo Maravilla

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Article in The Korean journal of parasitology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 52% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yolanda Escutia-GuzmanCoordinacion de Cancer Cervicouterino, Laboratorio Estatal de Salud Publica, Morelia 58270, Michoacan, Mexico.
Williams Arony Martinez-FloresHospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez", Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Joel Martinez-OcañaHospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez", Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Ramon Martinez-PimentelJurisdiccion 4, Secretaria de Salud de Michoacan, Patzcuaro 61600, Michoacan, Mexico.
Marisol Benitez-RamirezCoordinacion de Cancer Cervicouterino, Laboratorio Estatal de Salud Publica, Morelia 58270, Michoacan, Mexico.
Fernando Martinez-HernandezHospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez", Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Sara Arroyo-EscalanteHospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez", Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Mirza Romero-ValdovinosHospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez", Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Guadalupe Erendira Orozco-MosquedaHospital Infantil de Morelia "Eva Samano de Lopez Mateos", Morelia 58000, Michoacan, Mexico.
Pablo MaravillaHospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez", Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez · MXUniversidad de Morelia · MXSecretaria de Salud · MX

Funding

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología CB-2011/168619
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extra-enteric infections by Blastocystis spp. have rarely been documented. Here, we report a case of extra-enteric blastocystosis in a patient with minimal cervicitis symptoms. A 47-year-old Hispanic female patient was attended in a primary health centre in Michoacan state, Mexico, for her routine gynaecological medical examination. As only symptom, she referred to a slight vaginal itching. The presence of several vacuolar-stages of Blastocystis spp. were identified by Papanicolaou staining; molecular identification was attempted by culture-PCR sequencing of a region of 18S gene from cervical and faecal samples obtained 2 months after cytological examination, even when patient declared that she tried self-medicating with vaginal ovules. Blastocystis ST1 was identified only in the faecal sample. The presence of Blastocystis spp. in the cervix of a patient with scarce symptomatology, demonstrates the extraordinary flexibility of this microorganism to adapt to new environments and niches.

Indexed as

BlastocystisBlastocystis InfectionsCervix UteriFecesFemaleGenes, ProtozoanHumansMiddle AgedPapanicolaou TestPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Ribosomal, 18SUterine CervicitisRNA, Ribosomal, 18SBlastocystis spp.Blastocystis subtypescervixextra-enteric blastocystosisPapanicolaou stain

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PMID33202510
PMCPMC7672234
OpenAlexW3095829410

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