Acute Blastocystis -Associated Appendicular Peritonitis in a Child, Casablanca, Morocco (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/1/14-0544)

摘要

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.