Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients with Blastocystis sp. infection attended in Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (2009–2014)
Characteristics | Number of patients (%) (n = 418) |
|---|---|
Presence of immunosuppression | 66 (15.8) |
HIV infection | 43 (10.3) |
Oncohaematological disease | 11 (2.6) |
Rheumatological disease | 6 (1.4) |
Other immunosuppressant conditions | 6 (1.4) |
Clinical groups according presence of symptoms | |
Asymptomatic patients | 234 (56) |
Symptomatic patients | 92 (22) |
Symptomatic patients with other possible explanation | 92 (22) |
Symptoms among symptomatic patients (n = 92)a | |
Duration of symptoms | |
< 1 month | 32 (34.8) |
> 1 month | 60 (65.2) |
Diarrhea | 61 (66.3) |
Abdominal pain | 34 (37) |
Dyspepsia | 16 (17.4) |
Flatulence | 16 (17.4) |
Nausea/Vomiting | 15 (16.3) |
Abdominal distension | 13 (14.1) |
Pyrosis | 4 (4.3) |
Cutaneous manifestations | 9 (9.8) |