Corneal microsporidiosis in a patient with AIDS
| Autor: | Isobel Rutherford, Ann Cali, David L. Longworth, James T. McMahon, Careen Y. Lowder, David M. Meisler, Ralph T. Bryan |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Adult
Male Spores Keratoconjunctivitis Opportunistic Infections Microsporidiosis Epithelium law.invention Enteritis Cornea law Virology parasitic diseases medicine Animals Humans Corneal epithelium Hepatitis Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Protozoan Infections Obligate biology Eukaryota medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Microscopy Electron Infectious Diseases Gram staining medicine.anatomical_structure Microsporidia Parasitology |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 44(5) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9637 |
| Popis: | Microsporidia are obligate intracellular protozoan parasites that are becoming increasingly recognized as opportunistic pathogens in patients with AIDS. They have been associated with enteritis, hepatitis, and peritonitis and recently keratoconjunctivitis. Gram stain demonstrates the presence of these organisms on light microscopic sections. The specific diagnostic features that distinguish microsporidia from other small nonspore-forming organisms are best demonstrated by electron microscopy, which is also used to characterize the members of Microsporea. In this study, salient histopathologic features of microsporidia in corneal epithelium obtained from an HIV-seropositive individual who developed AIDS are illustrated and discussed. |
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