Open AccessA case of severe diarrhoea caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis in an immunocompromised patient in northern Spain
Author(s) -
Míriam Alkorta,
Ayla Manzanal,
Izaskun Ceberio
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
access microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2516-8290
DOI - 10.1099/acmi.0.000313
Subject(s) - cyclospora cayetanensis , epidemiology , cyclospora , medicine , trimethoprim , pathogen , sulfamethoxazole , virology , intensive care medicine , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics , cryptosporidium , feces
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a parasite that causes intestinal disease that can be especially severe in immunocompromised patients. Most cases occur in tropical and subtropical areas, and in industrialized countries their diagnosis is mostly linked to international travel or the ingestion of imported food. We describe this case of severe diarrhoea in a patient with diffuse large B cell lymphoma and no epidemiological risk factors that was successfully treated with trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole (TMP–STX). C. cayetanensis is a pathogen that should be taken into account in patients with chronic diarrhoea, especially immunocompromised patients, even when no epidemiological risk factors are present.