Abstract
We report a case of disseminated microsporidiosis in a patient with multiple myeloma who had received an allogeneic stem cell transplant requiring substantial immunosuppression. The causative organism was identified as Tubulinosema acridophagus, confirming this genus of microsporidia as a novel human pathogen.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Immunocompromised Host*
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Microsporidia / classification
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Microsporidia / genetics
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Microsporidia / isolation & purification*
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Microsporidia / pathogenicity
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Microsporidiosis / microbiology*
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Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*