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Encephalitozoon intestinalis; Septata intestinalis
Epidemiology:
- one of two most common species of Microsporidia causing human disease. S intestinalis
Pathology:
- gastrointestinal infection, diarrhea
- dissemination in addition to proximal intestinal infestation may occur
- eye infection
- respiratory tract infection
- genitourinary tract infection [2]
Laboratory:
- duodenal biopsy
- acid-fast stain: acid-fast organisms
- Encephalitozoon intestinalis DNA
General
Encephalitozoon
Septata
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: protozoa
References
- Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia,
PA. 1996, pg 1281-82
- Wikipedia: Encephalitozoon intestinalis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitozoon_intestinalis
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Microsporidiosis
https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/microsporidiosis/