Intestinal giardiasis and spirochetosis causing unintentional weight loss in a 40-year-old man
Key points A 40-year-old man was referred to our internal medicine clinic for assessment of a 3-month history of unintentional weight loss and daily night sweats with subjective fevers. He had been treated for rectal chlamydia infection 1 month prior. He had lost about 6 kg, from a baseline weight
Authors
- Brandon Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1969-7595)
- Thomas O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0049-9345)
- Eshita Kapoor
- Lianne Tile
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- Health Net (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.241507
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00