TABLE 4.
Clinical manifestations of human microsporidial infections
Species | Clinical manifestation | Reference(s) (first reports) |
---|---|---|
E. bieneusi | Enteritis | 99, 119, 245 |
Cholangitis, cholecystitis | 240, 278 | |
Pneumonia, bronchitis | 367 | |
Sinusitis, rhinitis | 129, 165 | |
E. intestinalis | Enteritis | 266 |
Cholangitis, cholecystitis | 268, 385 | |
Nephritis, urinary tract infection | 47, 268 | |
Sinusitis, rhinitis | 121, 147 | |
Bronchitis | 121, 150 | |
Keratoconjunctivitis | 226 | |
Disseminated infection | 47, 268 | |
E. hellem | Keratoconjunctivitis | 104, 306 |
Sinusitis, rhinitis | 178, 211 | |
Pneumonia, bronchiolitis | 304, 305 | |
Nephritis, urinary tract infection | 304 | |
Prostatic abscess | 308 | |
Disseminated infection | 304 | |
E. cuniculi | Hepatitis, peritonitisa | 340, 392 |
Encephalitis | 237, 242, 374 | |
Intestinal infection | 144 | |
Urinary tract infection | 95, 144 | |
Keratoconjunctivitis | 95, 144 | |
Sinusitis, rhinitis | 95, 144 | |
Disseminated infection | 95, 144 | |
T. hominis | Myositis | 138, 180 |
Keratoconjunctivitis | 138, 180 | |
Sinusitis, rhinitis | 138, 180 | |
T. antropophtera | Encephalitis | 271, 390 |
Myositis | 271, 390 | |
Disseminated infection | 271, 390 | |
Pleistophora spp. | Myositis | 216, 229, 230 |
V. corneae | Keratitis | 92, 317, 324 |
N. ocularum | Keratoconjunctivitis | 36, 44 |
N. connori | Disseminated infection | 235, 334 |
Nosema-like sp. | Myositis | 239 |
M. africanum | Corneal ulcer | 50, 277 |
M. ceylonensis | Corneal ulcer | 6, 50 |
Species not confirmed because classification was based only on ultrastructure morphology.