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Microsporidiosis

MedGen UID:
39278
•Concept ID:
C0085407
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Microsporidiasis
SNOMED CT: Infection by Microspora (65883009); Infection by Microsporidia (699676006); Microsporidiosis (699676006); Infection caused by Microsporidia (699676006); Infection caused by Microspora (65883009)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
•Concept ID:
CN307044
•
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
See: This record
Not genetically inherited (Orphanet)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005846
Orphanet: ORPHA2552

Definition

Microsporidiosis is a parasitosis caused by microsporidia (protozoan parasites). [from ORDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMicrosporidiosis
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Global prevalence and genotype distribution of Microsporidia spp. in various consumables: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Rezaeian S, Taghipour A, Bahadory S, Mogharab V, Abdoli A
J Water Health 2023 Jul;21(7):895-914. doi: 10.2166/wh.2023.042. PMID: 37515561
Therapeutic targets for the treatment of microsporidiosis in humans.
Han B, Weiss LM
Expert Opin Ther Targets 2018 Nov;22(11):903-915. Epub 2018 Nov 1 doi: 10.1080/14728222.2018.1538360. PMID: 30336698Free PMC Article
Prevalence and genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in China.
Wang SS, Wang RJ, Fan XC, Liu TL, Zhang LX, Zhao GH
Acta Trop 2018 Jul;183:142-152. Epub 2018 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.04.017. PMID: 29660311

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Microsporidiosis in Humans.
Han B, Pan G, Weiss LM
Clin Microbiol Rev 2021 Dec 15;34(4):e0001020. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1128/CMR.00010-20. PMID: 34190570Free PMC Article
Intestinal parasites including Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Giardia, and Microsporidia, Entamoeba histolytica, Strongyloides, Schistosomiasis, and Echinococcus: Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice.
La Hoz RM, Morris MI; AST Infectious Diseases Community of Practice
Clin Transplant 2019 Sep;33(9):e13618. Epub 2019 Jun 23 doi: 10.1111/ctr.13618. PMID: 31145496
Microsporidia-host interactions.
Szumowski SC, Troemel ER
Curr Opin Microbiol 2015 Aug;26:10-6. Epub 2015 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2015.03.006. PMID: 25847674Free PMC Article
Microsporidiosis: current status.
Didier ES, Weiss LM
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2006 Oct;19(5):485-92. doi: 10.1097/01.qco.0000244055.46382.23. PMID: 16940873Free PMC Article
Mammalian microsporidiosis.
Wasson K, Peper RL
Vet Pathol 2000 Mar;37(2):113-28. doi: 10.1354/vp.37-2-113. PMID: 10714640

Diagnosis

Microsporidiosis in Humans.
Han B, Pan G, Weiss LM
Clin Microbiol Rev 2021 Dec 15;34(4):e0001020. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1128/CMR.00010-20. PMID: 34190570Free PMC Article
Extraintestinal microsporidiosis.
Ramanan P, Pritt BS
J Clin Microbiol 2014 Nov;52(11):3839-44. Epub 2014 May 14 doi: 10.1128/JCM.00971-14. PMID: 24829239Free PMC Article
Microsporidiasis.
Ashfaq A, White AC Jr
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;114:183-91. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00012-1. PMID: 23829908
Diarrhea in the immunocompromised patient.
Krones E, Högenauer C
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2012 Sep;41(3):677-701. Epub 2012 Jul 4 doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2012.06.009. PMID: 22917171
Parasitic gastroenteritis.
La Via WV, B1P6
Pediatr Ann 1994 Oct;23(10):556-60. doi: 10.3928/0090-4481-19941001-10. PMID: 7838606

Therapy

Albendazole and Mebendazole as Anti-Parasitic and Anti-Cancer Agents: an Update.
Chai JY, Jung BK, Hong SJ
Korean J Parasitol 2021 Jun;59(3):189-225. Epub 2021 Jun 21 doi: 10.3347/kjp.2021.59.3.189. PMID: 34218593Free PMC Article
Intestinal parasites including Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Giardia, and Microsporidia, Entamoeba histolytica, Strongyloides, Schistosomiasis, and Echinococcus: Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice.
La Hoz RM, Morris MI; AST Infectious Diseases Community of Practice
Clin Transplant 2019 Sep;33(9):e13618. Epub 2019 Jun 23 doi: 10.1111/ctr.13618. PMID: 31145496
Diarrhea in the immunocompromised patient.
Krones E, Högenauer C
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2012 Sep;41(3):677-701. Epub 2012 Jul 4 doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2012.06.009. PMID: 22917171
Microsporidiosis: not just in AIDS patients.
Didier ES, Weiss LM
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2011 Oct;24(5):490-5. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e32834aa152. PMID: 21844802Free PMC Article
Microsporidiosis.
Treat Rev 1995 May;(no 18):9. PMID: 11362599

Prognosis

Encephalitozoon cuniculi and Extraintestinal Microsporidiosis in Bird Owners.
Kicia M, Zajączkowska Ż, Kváč M, Cebulski K, Holubová N, Wencel P, Mayer L, Wesołowska M, Sak B
Emerg Infect Dis 2022 Mar;28(3):705-708. doi: 10.3201/eid2803.211556. PMID: 35202528Free PMC Article
Histochemistry in the diagnosis of non-neoplastic gastrointestinal disorders.
Fitzgibbons PL
Semin Diagn Pathol 2018 Nov;35(6):370-380. Epub 2018 Oct 16 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2018.10.002. PMID: 30366790
Clinical spectrum of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis.
Tham AC, Sanjay S
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2012 Jul;40(5):512-8. Epub 2011 Dec 6 doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02712.x. PMID: 22003887
The ecology and evolution of microsporidian parasites.
Smith JE
Parasitology 2009 Dec;136(14):1901-14. doi: 10.1017/S0031182009991818. PMID: 19995469
Microsporidiosis as an AIDS-related opportunistic infection.
Bryan RT
Clin Infect Dis 1995 Aug;21 Suppl 1:S62-5. doi: 10.1093/clinids/21.supplement_1.s62. PMID: 8547514

Clinical prediction guides

Microsporidia, a Highly Adaptive Organism and Its Host Expansion to Humans.
Seatamanoch N, Kongdachalert S, Sunantaraporn S, Siriyasatien P, Brownell N
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022;12:924007. Epub 2022 Jun 16 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.924007. PMID: 35782144Free PMC Article
Cryptosporidiosis and microsporidiosis as causes of diarrhea in kidney and/or pancreas transplant recipients.
Deltombe C, Lefebvre M, Morio F, Boutoille D, Imbert BM, Le Pape P, Raffi F, Hourmant M
Med Mal Infect 2020 Aug;50(5):407-413. Epub 2019 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2019.07.010. PMID: 31472993
Prevalence and genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in China.
Wang SS, Wang RJ, Fan XC, Liu TL, Zhang LX, Zhao GH
Acta Trop 2018 Jul;183:142-152. Epub 2018 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.04.017. PMID: 29660311
Thalidomide: a re-look.
Grover JK, Vats V, Gopalakrishna R, Ramam M
Natl Med J India 2000 May-Jun;13(3):132-41. PMID: 11558112
Human microsporidial infections.
Weber R, Bryan RT, Schwartz DA, Owen RL
Clin Microbiol Rev 1994 Oct;7(4):426-61. doi: 10.1128/CMR.7.4.426. PMID: 7834600Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Global prevalence and risk factors of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wang Y, Li XM, Yang X, Wang XY, Wei YJ, Cai Y, Geng HL, Yang XB, Yu HL, Cao H, Jiang J
Parasite 2024;31:9. Epub 2024 Feb 9 doi: 10.1051/parasite/2024007. PMID: 38345479Free PMC Article
Global prevalence and genotype distribution of Microsporidia spp. in various consumables: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Rezaeian S, Taghipour A, Bahadory S, Mogharab V, Abdoli A
J Water Health 2023 Jul;21(7):895-914. doi: 10.2166/wh.2023.042. PMID: 37515561
Prevalence and related factors of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in cattle: A global systematic review and meta-analysis.
Qin Y, Chen C, Qin YF, Yang XB, Li MH, Meng XZ, Zhao ZY, Ma N, Cai Y, Zhang Y, Zhao Q
Prev Vet Med 2022 Nov;208:105775. Epub 2022 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2022.105775. PMID: 36265298
The prevalence of microsporidia in China : A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Qiu L, Xia W, Li W, Ping J, Ding S, Liu H
Sci Rep 2019 Feb 28;9(1):3174. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-39290-3. PMID: 30816168Free PMC Article
Prevalence of Cryptosporidium, microsporidia and Isospora infection in HIV-infected people: a global systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wang ZD, Liu Q, Liu HH, Li S, Zhang L, Zhao YK, Zhu XQ
Parasit Vectors 2018 Jan 9;11(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2558-x. PMID: 29316950Free PMC Article

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