1. [An imported Japanese case of cyclosporiasis].
- Author
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Sakakibara Y, Takigawa A, Kawabata Y, Hirotani T, Mukai K, Matsumoto K, Nakanishi F, Tanaka Y, Masuda E, and Hijioka T
- Subjects
- Adult, Cyclosporiasis parasitology, Female, Humans, Indonesia, Japan, Travel, Cyclosporiasis transmission
- Abstract
A 42-year-old Japanese woman, who resided in Indonesia suffered from watery diarrhea. As soon as she returned to Japan, she had a medical examination at our hospital. Oocysts of Cyclospora cayetanensis were isolated from her stool on the 14th day. Treatment with 1.6g/day sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim combination for 1 week was effective. Cyclosporiasis is a of newly-emerging infection and causes group infection or traveler's diarrhea. Cyclosporiasis should be suspected in patients with diarrhea who have returned from the endemic areas to Japan.
- Published
- 2010