Endolimax nana is a commensal protozoan of the colon. We report a case of chronic urticaria associated with E. nana in a 34-year-old Italian woman. The patient suffered from abdominal pain, diarrhoea and weight loss. The disease appeared after a trip to Vietnam. Laboratory examinations showed mild blood eosinophilia. Three coproparasitological examinations were positive for cysts of E. nana. The patient was successfully treated with two courses of metronidazole (2 g/day for 10 days each). No antihistamines were used. Three coproparasitological examinations, carried out at the end of the therapy, were negative. Follow up (six months) was negative. E. nana can be responsible for very rare cases of abdominal pain, diarrhoea, polyarthritis and urticaria.

Endolimax nana and urticaria / S. Veraldi, L. Angileri, L.C. Rossi, G. Nazzaro. - In: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. - ISSN 1972-2680. - 14:3(2020 Mar), pp. 321-322. [10.3855/jidc.12389]

Endolimax nana and urticaria

S. Veraldi
Primo
;
L. Angileri
Secondo
;
L.C. Rossi
Penultimo
;
G. Nazzaro
Ultimo
2020

Abstract

Endolimax nana is a commensal protozoan of the colon. We report a case of chronic urticaria associated with E. nana in a 34-year-old Italian woman. The patient suffered from abdominal pain, diarrhoea and weight loss. The disease appeared after a trip to Vietnam. Laboratory examinations showed mild blood eosinophilia. Three coproparasitological examinations were positive for cysts of E. nana. The patient was successfully treated with two courses of metronidazole (2 g/day for 10 days each). No antihistamines were used. Three coproparasitological examinations, carried out at the end of the therapy, were negative. Follow up (six months) was negative. E. nana can be responsible for very rare cases of abdominal pain, diarrhoea, polyarthritis and urticaria.
Abdominal pain; Chronic urticarial; Diarrhoea; Endolimax nana; Metronidazole; Weight loss
Settore MED/35 - Malattie Cutanee e Veneree
Settore MED/17 - Malattie Infettive
mar-2020
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