Open AccessTriple protozoal enteropathy of the small intestine in an immunocompromised male: A rare histopathology report
Author(s) -
Ajay Malik,
Janmeet S. Kulaar,
Rajat Shukla,
Vibha Dutta
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.120548
Subject(s) - isospora , cryptosporidium parvum , medicine , enteropathy , histopathology , diarrhea , protozoan infection , cryptosporidium , immunology , virology , disease , gastroenterology , pathology , biology , feces , microbiology and biotechnology
Enteric protozoan parasites remain the most commonly encountered parasitic diseases in HIV infected patients. Opportunistic protozoal infections that infect GIT most commonly and cause diarrhea in HIV-infected patients are cryptosporidium parvum, microsporidia and Isospora belli. Developing an infection with enteric protozoan parasites is dependent on absolute CD4+ cell counts, with lower counts associated with more severe, more atypical disease, and a greater risk of disseminated disease. We present histopathological features in a patient, where all three parasitic infections co-existed in HIV infected patient, who was under antitubercular therapy in addition to antiretroviral therapy and herpes zoster infection being treated by acyclovir.