Open AccessIncidence of Parasitic Diarrhea in Patients with Common Variable Immune Deficiency
Author(s) -
Serhat Uysal,
Varol Tunalı,
Emel Öztürk,
Ömür Ardeniz,
Meltem Taşbakan,
Hüsnü Pullukçu,
Seray Töz,
Nevın Turgay,
Bilgin Arda
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2016.4687
Subject(s) - diarrhea , medicine , trichrome , gastroenterology , vomiting , masson's trichrome stain , incidence (geometry) , common variable immunodeficiency , bloody diarrhea , immunology , antibody , fibrosis , immunohistochemistry , h&e stain , physics , optics
Parasites might cause atypical and severe infections in immunocompromised hosts. The prevalence of diarrhea among common variable immune deficiency (CVID) syndrome patients varies between 20% and 94%, which indicates that diarrhea and gastrointestinal system (GIS) complaints could be the second leading cause of morbidity in CVID patients after respiratory tract infections. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasites in CVID patients with GIS complaints and diarrhea.