A MIXED INFECTION OF INTESTINAL MICROSPORIDIOSIS AND SALMONELLOSIS IN A 2-YEAR-OLD BOY WITH INHERITED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

Received 2020-09-11; Accepted 2021-02-18; Published 2021-09-15

Authors

  • Azlin Muhammad Department of Parasitology & Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Mekadina Bernadus Department of Parasitology & Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Rozliana Hanim Mat Hasan Bacterial section, Disease Division, National Public Health Laboratory, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Wathiqah Wahid Department of Parasitology & Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.vol24no2.5

Keywords:

Intestinal Microsporidiosis, Hyper IgM Syndrome, Immunodeficiency

Abstract

Gastrointestinal microsporidiosis is a major cause of chronic diarrhea in people with acquired immune deficienc syndrome. However, it can also affect individuals with inherited or congenital immunodeficiency. We reported a case of intestinal microsporidiosis and salmonellosis in a young boy with Hyper IgM syndrome. He presented with severe diarrhea and fever for 5 days. Stool examination showed heavy infection of Microsporidia spp. PCR confirmed the species as Enterocytozoon bieneusi. He was treated with albendazole for 25 days which abated the symptoms. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of intestinal microsporidiosis in inherited immunodeficiency, X-linked Hyper IgM (XHIGM).

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Published

2021-09-15

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Research article

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