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Descriptor
English
:
Blastocystis Infections
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Infecciones por Blastocystis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Infecções por Blastocystis
Tree Number:
C03.432.250
C03.752.049.250
C06.405.469.452.250
Definition
English
:
Infections with organisms of the genus
BLASTOCYSTIS
. The species B. hominis is responsible for most infections. Parasitologic surveys have generally found small numbers of this species in human stools, but higher positivity rates and organism numbers in AIDS
patients
and other immunosuppressed
patients
(
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST
). Symptoms include
ABDOMINAL PAIN
;
DIARRHEA
;
CONSTIPATION
;
VOMITING
; and
FATIGUE.
History Note
English
:
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Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
30231
Unique Identifier:
D016776
Occurrence in VHL
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