First report of Dientamoeba fragilis infection explaining acute non-specific abdominal pain

E Vassalou, CM Vassalos, G Spanakos, A Fotopoulos, G Dounias, P Kalofolias, G Vrioni, A TsakrisIndian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2016 34(1):106-108Dientamoeba fragilis is now considered a potentially emerging gastrointestinal pathogen in both developing and developed countries. We first report an autochthonous case of D. fragilis infection in Greece. A 49-year-old female with acute non-specific abdominal pain required emergency surgical admission for active observation and repeated assessment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of acute unexplained abdominal pain finally attributed to D. fragilis infection using microscopic and molecular methods.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 15, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: E VassalouCM VassalosG SpanakosA FotopoulosG DouniasP KalofoliasG VrioniA Tsakris Source Type: research