Endolimax nana invasion — from diagnosis to cure. A clinical case
https://doi.org/10.18705/2782-3806-2023-3-4-106-111
Abstract
Endolimax nana, is one of the least described non-pathogenic intestinal protozoa that is distributed throughout the world. Transmission occurs by the fecal-oral route. The main clinical manifestations of human infection with this protozoan are symptoms of the gastrointestinal tract. We have described a clinical case of infection in an 8-year-old child. When conducting a coprological study, cysts of E. Nana were found and a course of treatment with metronidazole was prescribed. In the control study of stool samples, a negative result was obtained, clinical manifestations disappeared.
About the Authors
A. N. Tishko
The Nikiforov Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine; Almazov National Medical Research Centre
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tishko Anna N. - PhD, Doctor of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics, Laboratory of Hematological and General Clinical Research Methods, Department of Laboratory Diagnostics EMERCOM of Russia; Assistant of the Department of Laboratory Medicine with a clinic
Akademician Lebedeva str., 4/2, Saint Petersburg, 194044
P. V. Rinarova
The Nikiforov Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Rinarova Polina V. - Doctor of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics, Laboratory of Hematological and General Clinical Research Methods
Akademician Lebedeva str., 4/2, Saint Petersburg, 194044
L. N. Ryabinkina
The Nikiforov Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ryabinkina Larisa N. - Doctor of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics, Laboratory of Hematological and General Clinical Research Methods, Department of Laboratory Diagnostics EMERCOM of Russia
Akademician Lebedeva str., 4/2, Saint Petersburg, 194044
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Tishko A.N., Rinarova P.V., Ryabinkina L.N. Endolimax nana invasion — from diagnosis to cure. A clinical case. Russian Journal for Personalized Medicine. 2023;3(4):106-111. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18705/2782-3806-2023-3-4-106-111
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