Chronic <i>Cyclospora</i> infection in a heart transplant patient with intestinal malabsorption: a case report
Morphologic diagnosis of enteric parasite infections is challenging and requires a high level of clinical suspicion in immunosuppressed patients. In addition to significant exposures and travel history, chronic immunosuppression should prompt extensive microbial testing, including stool ova and parasite, acid-fast testing, and/or multiplex PCR for GI pathogens in post-transplant patients with unexplained diarrhea.
Authors
- Daffolyn Rachael Fels Elliott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9966-4197)
- Rachel Sigler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8861-1150)
- K.R. Ambrose
- Mollie Jackson
- Robert Hamilton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6542-7214)
Institutions
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
- University of Oklahoma (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ASM Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/asmcr.00062-25
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00