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. 1993 Feb;31(2):436–439. doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.2.436-439.1993

Incidental finding of a microsporidian parasite from an AIDS patient.

R J McDougall 1, M W Tandy 1, R E Boreham 1, D J Stenzel 1, P J O'Donoghue 1
PMCID: PMC262783  PMID: 8432833

Abstract

Light microscopic examination of feces from a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with chronic diarrhea, anorexia, and lethargy revealed the presence of numerous refractile bodies resembling microsporidian spores. They were subsequently identified as belonging to the genus Nosema on the basis of their ultrastructural characteristics. However, the microsporidia were enclosed within striated muscle cells, suggesting that they were probably ingested in food; thus, this represented an incidental finding rather than a true infection.

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