Acute blastocystis-associated appendicular peritonitis in a child, Casablanca, Morocco.

ABSTRACT: Despite increasing reports that Blastocystis infection is associated with digestive symptoms, its pathogenicity remains controversial. We report appendicular peritonitis in a 9-year-old girl returning to France from Morocco. Only Blastocystis parasites were detected in stools, appendix, peritoneal liquid, and recto-uterine pouch. Simultaneous gastroenteritis in 26 members of the child's family suggested an outbreak.

SUBMITTER: Frealle E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4285265 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature