Open AccessUnusual case of Giardia lamblia causing eosinophilic ascites along with Plesiomonasshigelloides gastroenteritis
Author(s) -
B V Mamatha,
Vignesh Shetty,
Agarwal Manali,
Nayal Bhavna,
U Shashikiran
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 0970-2067
DOI - 10.51248/.v41i2.806
Subject(s) - eosinophilic gastroenteritis , giardia lamblia , medicine , eosinophilia , metronidazole , ascites , abdominal pain , eosinophilic , gastroenterology , dermatology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology
A case report of a healthy, immunocompetent male,an international traveller from Germany who had visited India for a short trip,presented at our OPD with a history of loose stools, fever and abdominal pain,for two months. After thorough investigations, he was diagnosed to have an infection withGiardia lambliaacute gastroenteritis (AGE) along witheosinophilic ascites with peripheral eosinophilia, withassociatedPlesiomonasshigelloidesdiarrhoea. He was then treated with metronidazole and cotrimoxazole, which resulted in complete resolution of the symptoms.