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First report of Dientamoeba fragilis infection explaining acute non-specific abdominal pain
E Vassalou1, C M Vassalos, G Spanakos
1Department of Parasitology and Tropical Diseases, Parasitology Laboratory, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece.
Abstract:
Dientamoeba fragilis is now considered a potentially emerging gastrointestinal pathogen in both developing and developed countries. We first report an autochthonous case of D. fragilis infection in Greece. A 49-year-old female with acute non-specific abdominal pain required emergency surgical admission for active observation and repeated assessment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of acute unexplained abdominal pain finally attributed to D. fragilis infection using microscopic and molecular methods.
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