Human Coccidiosis — A Possible Cause of Malabsorption

Eosinophilia in Infectious Diseases

“…In the otherwise healthy host, it causes a self-limited diarrheal illness with transient fever and weight loss that can last 2-6 weeks, but can take longer to resolve in rare cases [60-63]. In the setting of immunosuppression, diarrhea with malabsorption, dehydration, and weight loss is common.…”

Parasites in Patients with Malabsorption Syndrome: A Clinical Study in Children and Adults

“…Giardiasis, strongyloidosis and capillariasis are definitive causes of malabsorption of many nutrients [3]. The concept of human coccidia and microsporidia as a cause of malabsorption syndrome has come into limelight during the past 20 years [4]. Although there are studies on the parasitic causes of malabsorption, most of them, however, have concentrated on giardiasis.…”

Intestinal Coccidiosis in a Patient with Alpha-chain Disease

“…T. gondii, now established as a coccidian organism (Hutchison et al, 1970), causes intestinal disease in animals and may well do so in man (Draper et al, 1971). Indeed Brandborg et al (1970) suggested that coccidiosis was a neglected cause of malabsorption in man, and described increased numbers of lymphocytes and plasma cells in the lamina propria and vacuolation of otherwise normal epithelium. These authors emphasized that there were virtually no recent observations of the parasite in human intestine because of the difficulty in identifying coocidian organisms in stools and by light microscopy unless special stains are used.…”