Prevalence of giardiasis in patients with cystic fibrosis

“…A recent survey, using stool antigen counter immunoelectrophoresis, found an increased prevalence ofinfestation in patients, but did not report clinical symptoms. 4 An adult patient with acute giardiasis has also been described who presented with vomiting, watery stools, weight loss, and hypoalbuminaemia.4 Formation of a stagnant loop at the site of a previous Bishop Koop ileostomy is again well known,5 but has not been described in patients with cystic fibrosis. There have been three case reports of Crohn's disease in association with cystic fibrosis: one in a child and two in adults.6 Two presented with subacute obstruction, and all developed further typical complications.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intestinal disease in cystic fibrosis.

Baxter

Dickson

Variend

et al. 1988

Archives of Disease in Childhood

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toma producing adrenocorticotrophic hormone and an ectopic hormone syndrome. Although tissue was not available from the recurrent tumour, it is likely that adrenocorticotrophic hormone secretion was the result of endocrine (islet cell) differentiation; this provides further evidence of the ability of this embryonic tumour to differentiate along both exocrine and endocrine lines. ReferencesHorie A, Haratake J, Jimi A, Matsumoto M, Ishii N, Tsutsumi Y. Pancreatoblastoma in Japan, with differential diagnosis from papillary cystic tumour (ductuloacinar adenoma) of the pancreas.

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“…107 Children, MSM, immunocompromised individuals, daycare workers, and patients with cystic fibrosis also are at increased risk for Giardiasis. 105,[108][109][110][111] G lamblia is a noninvasive, flagellated protozoan that primarily affects the small intestine. This water-borne organism is transmitted in cyst form, and, once cysts are swallowed, gastric acid and intestinal proteases promote excystation into the trophozoite.…”

Section: Giardiasismentioning

confidence: 99%