Microbiologia

Wudpecker Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 1(1), pp. 009 - 011, September 2012 Available online at http://www.wudpeckerresearchjournals.org 2012 Wudpecker Research Journals

Case ReportCyclospora cayetanensis in two children living in the east of Turkey
Avni Kaya*, Mesut Okur*, Ertan Sal*, Sevil Arı Yuca*, Hasan Yılmaz**, Mehmet Açıkgöz*, Önder Akkuş**
*Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty ofMedicine, Departments of Pediatrics Van, Turkey. **Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Parasitology Van, Turkey. Accepted 02 September 2012 Cyclospora cayetanensis is theorigin of the diarrhea effect in normal patients and patients with immune insufficiency in all age groups. The contamination occurs directly, by faecal or liquid ways. Seven and eight-year-old two boys,came in the same week during July because of abdominal pain. In the direct parasite analysis of the two patients, Cyclospora cayetanensis has been observed by direct observation and inEhrlich-Ziehl-Neelsen staining. These have been successfully cured with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. This organisms should be considered unexplained abdominal pain and diarrhea especially during the hot season. Keywords: Child, diarrhea, abdominal pain, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

INTRODUCTION Cyclospora is coccidian parasites that predominantly infect the epithelial cells lining the digestive tract (1).Cyclospora cayetanensis (C. cayetanensis) is the origin of the diarrhea effect in normal patients and patients with immune insufficiency in all age groups (Long, 1990). The contamination occurs viafaecal, oral or liquid way. It is rarely observed all over the world, but is oftenly observed in tropical and subtropical climate countries (Madica et al., 1993). Some cases have been declared in ourcountry (Koç et al., 1998; Buget et al., 2000). We have presented the cases of these two children patients hospitalised for abdominal pain the same month and the same week in the same center and...