Terminal Ileitis Associated with Blastocystis hominis Infection |
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| Authors: | Tat-Kin Tsang M.D. Barry S. Levin M.D. Stephen R. Morse M.D. |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Internal Medicine, Evanston Hospital-Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center, Illinois. |
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| Abstract: | We report on the previously unobserved clinical presentation of terminal ileitis secondary to Blastocystis hominis in a 37-yr-old white male. When the patient was treated with metronidazole, the symptoms improved and the radiographic abnormalities resolved. We believe that this is the first well-documented instance of terminal ileitis secondary to B. hominis. |
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