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==Microsporidiosis== | ==Microsporidiosis== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*A group of (extremely) small intracellular microorganisms - classified as fungi.<ref name=pmid15777637/> | *A group of (extremely) small intracellular microorganisms - classified as [[fungi]].<ref name=pmid15777637/> | ||
**Human pathogenic organisms in this group include: ''Enterocytozoon bieneusi'', ''Encephalitozoon hellem'', and ''Encephalitozoon intestinalis''.<ref name=pmid21844802/> | **Human pathogenic organisms in this group include: ''Enterocytozoon bieneusi'', ''Encephalitozoon hellem'', and ''Encephalitozoon intestinalis''.<ref name=pmid21844802/> | ||
*Important in the context of [[HIV]]/AIDS,<ref name=pmid12775504>{{Cite journal | last1 = Orenstein | first1 = JM. | title = Diagnostic pathology of microsporidiosis. | journal = Ultrastruct Pathol | volume = 27 | issue = 3 | pages = 141-9 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 12775504 }}</ref> and solid organ transplant recipients. | *Important in the context of [[HIV]]/AIDS,<ref name=pmid12775504>{{Cite journal | last1 = Orenstein | first1 = JM. | title = Diagnostic pathology of microsporidiosis. | journal = Ultrastruct Pathol | volume = 27 | issue = 3 | pages = 141-9 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 12775504 }}</ref> and solid organ transplant recipients. | ||
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Features: | Features: | ||
*Partial villus atrophy (villous blunting) and crypt hyperplasia.<ref name=pmid21844802/> | *Partial villus atrophy (villous blunting) and crypt hyperplasia.<ref name=pmid21844802/> | ||
*Small intracellular microorganisms ~ 1-4 μm. | *Small intracellular microorganisms ~ 1.0-4.0 μm. | ||
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