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Unusual protozoan infection

MedGen UID:
1686599
•Concept ID:
C5139080
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0020104

Definition

An unusual protozoan infection that is regarded as a sign of a pathological susceptibility to infection by a protozoal agent. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUnusual protozoan infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Care Seeking and Treatment of Febrile Children with and without Danger Signs of Severe Disease in Northern Uganda: Results from Three Household Surveys (2018-2020).
Awor P, Kimera J, Brunner NC, Athieno P, Tumukunde G, Angiro I, Signorell A, Delvento G, Lee T, Amutuhaire M, Opigo J, Kaggwa FM, Kagwire F, Nakiganda J, Burri C, Lengeler C, Hetzel MW
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2022 Oct 12;107(4):934-938. Epub 2022 Aug 29 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1132. PMID: 36037867Free PMC Article
Clinical and Endoscopic Management of Synchronous Amoebic Liver Abscess and Bleeding Colonic Ulcers.
Premkumar M, Devurgowda D, Dudha S, Kulkarni A, Joshi YK
J Assoc Physicians India 2019 Mar;67(3):14-18. PMID: 31304698
Current evaluation and management of vulvovaginitis.
Haefner HK
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1999 Jun;42(2):184-95. doi: 10.1097/00003081-199906000-00004. PMID: 10370840

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Group 2: The Unusual Suspect.
Jamonneau V, Truc P, Grébaut P, Herder S, Ravel S, Solano P, De Meeus T
Trends Parasitol 2019 Dec;35(12):983-995. Epub 2019 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.09.002. PMID: 31668893
Recent insights into innate and adaptive immune responses to Giardia.
Singer SM, Fink MY, Angelova VV
Adv Parasitol 2019;106:171-208. Epub 2019 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2019.07.004. PMID: 31630758Free PMC Article
Leishmaniasis in an era of conflict in the Middle East.
Jacobson RL
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2011 Mar;11(3):247-58. Epub 2010 Sep 16 doi: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0068. PMID: 20846030
Jaundice in malaria.
Anand AC, Puri P
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 Sep;20(9):1322-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03884.x. PMID: 16105116
Congenital trypanosomiasis.
Ngoma MS, Nalubamba M, Kowa S, Minyoi D, Mubanga J, Mwansa J, Musuku J, Chintu C, Bhat G, Kapakala T, Mumba P, Nyalungwe K
J Trop Pediatr 2004 Dec;50(6):377-8. doi: 10.1093/tropej/50.6.377. PMID: 15537729

Diagnosis

Spectrum of CT findings in amebic colitis.
Tanaka E, Tashiro Y, Kotake A, Takeyama N, Umemoto T, Nagahama M, Hashimoto T
Jpn J Radiol 2021 Jun;39(6):558-563. Epub 2021 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s11604-021-01088-7. PMID: 33462730
Cardiac manifestations of parasitic diseases.
Nunes MC, Guimarães Júnior MH, Diamantino AC, Gelape CL, Ferrari TC
Heart 2017 May;103(9):651-658. Epub 2017 Mar 11 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309870. PMID: 28285268
Malarial hepatopathy.
Bhalla A, Suri V, Singh V
J Postgrad Med 2006 Oct-Dec;52(4):315-20. PMID: 17102560
Toxoplasmosis.
Dodds EM
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2006 Dec;17(6):557-61. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32801094ca. PMID: 17065925
Pleuropulmonary amebiasis.
Lyche KD, Jensen WA
Semin Respir Infect 1997 Jun;12(2):106-12. PMID: 9195675

Therapy

Subtyping Blastocystis in pigs and humans revealed unusual avian-specific subtype ST6 in humans in Serbia.
Süli T, Kozoderović G, Potkonjak A, Vidanović D, Tešović B, Vračar V, Miladinović Tasić N, Stensvold CR, Lalošević V
Zoonoses Public Health 2021 Aug;68(5):544-548. Epub 2021 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/zph.12829. PMID: 33822468
Rare, Uncommon, and Unusual Complications After Pancreaticoduodenal Resection.
Lwin TM, Leigh N, Iskandar ME, Steele JG, Wayne MG, Cooperman AM
Surg Clin North Am 2018 Feb;98(1):87-94. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2017.09.015. PMID: 29191280Free PMC Article
Drug resistance in Giardia duodenalis.
Ansell BR, McConville MJ, Ma'ayeh SY, Dagley MJ, Gasser RB, Svärd SG, Jex AR
Biotechnol Adv 2015 Nov 1;33(6 Pt 1):888-901. Epub 2015 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.04.009. PMID: 25922317
Toxoplasmosis.
Dodds EM
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2006 Dec;17(6):557-61. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32801094ca. PMID: 17065925
Antiparasitic agents.
Rosenblatt JE
Mayo Clin Proc 1999 Nov;74(11):1161-75. doi: 10.4065/74.11.1161. PMID: 10560606

Prognosis

Cardiac manifestations of parasitic diseases.
Nunes MC, Guimarães Júnior MH, Diamantino AC, Gelape CL, Ferrari TC
Heart 2017 May;103(9):651-658. Epub 2017 Mar 11 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309870. PMID: 28285268
Clinical spectrum of cutaneous leishmaniasis: an overview from Pakistan.
Bari AU
Dermatol Online J 2012 Feb 15;18(2):4. PMID: 22398225
Toxoplasmosis.
Dodds EM
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2006 Dec;17(6):557-61. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32801094ca. PMID: 17065925
Congenital trypanosomiasis.
Ngoma MS, Nalubamba M, Kowa S, Minyoi D, Mubanga J, Mwansa J, Musuku J, Chintu C, Bhat G, Kapakala T, Mumba P, Nyalungwe K
J Trop Pediatr 2004 Dec;50(6):377-8. doi: 10.1093/tropej/50.6.377. PMID: 15537729
Pleuropulmonary amebiasis.
Lyche KD, Jensen WA
Semin Respir Infect 1997 Jun;12(2):106-12. PMID: 9195675

Clinical prediction guides

Defibrillation Threshold Testing and Long-term Follow-up in Chagas Disease.
Campos MPC, Bernardes LFG, Melo JPC, Santos LCD, Teixeira CHR, Pavão MLRC, Arfelli E, Scorzoni Filho A, Rassi A Jr, Marin-Neto JA, Schmidt A
Arq Bras Cardiol 2022 Dec;119(6):923-928. doi: 10.36660/abc.20210770. PMID: 36228277Free PMC Article
Annulate lamellae and intracellular pathogens.
Eymieux S, Blanchard E, Uzbekov R, Hourioux C, Roingeard P
Cell Microbiol 2021 Aug;23(8):e13328. Epub 2021 Mar 25 doi: 10.1111/cmi.13328. PMID: 33740320
Comparative genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium species causing human infections.
Garcia-R JC, Cox MP, Hayman DTS
Parasitology 2020 Nov;147(13):1532-1537. Epub 2020 Aug 10 doi: 10.1017/S0031182020001493. PMID: 32772945Free PMC Article
Cardiac manifestations of parasitic diseases.
Nunes MC, Guimarães Júnior MH, Diamantino AC, Gelape CL, Ferrari TC
Heart 2017 May;103(9):651-658. Epub 2017 Mar 11 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309870. PMID: 28285268
New insights on classification, identification, and clinical relevance of Blastocystis spp.
Tan KS
Clin Microbiol Rev 2008 Oct;21(4):639-65. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00022-08. PMID: 18854485Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Focal spleen lesions in visceral leishmaniasis, a neglected manifestation of a neglected disease: report of three cases and systematic review of literature.
Rinaldi F, Giachè S, Spinicci M, Corsi P, Ambu S, Gianfaldoni G, Rigacci L, Arena U, Bartoloni A, Zammarchi L
Infection 2019 Aug;47(4):507-518. Epub 2019 Feb 15 doi: 10.1007/s15010-019-01279-5. PMID: 30771194
Malaria in Meghalaya: a systematic literature review and analysis of data from the National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme.
Kessler A, van Eijk AM, Jamir L, Walton C, Carlton JM, Albert S
Malar J 2018 Nov 6;17(1):411. doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2563-3. PMID: 30400879Free PMC Article
Atypical presentations of cutaneous leishmaniasis: A systematic review.
Meireles CB, Maia LC, Soares GC, Teodoro IPP, Gadelha MDSV, da Silva CGL, de Lima MAP
Acta Trop 2017 Aug;172:240-254. Epub 2017 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.05.022. PMID: 28526427

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