Urticaria Associated with Amoeboid Forms of Blastocystis spp
V. Kantardjiev
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
A. Galev
Scientific Applied Center of Military Epidemiology and Hygiene, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
V. Broshtilova *
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria and Department of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Dermatovenereology, Medical University “Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov”, Varna, Bulgaria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Blastocystis spp pathogenic potential remains controversial. Recently, many researchers have suggested the possible etiological relationship between symptomatic skin rashes and Blastocystic morphological forms, genetic diversity and microbiota interaction. A small observation series of acute and chronic urticaria caused by Blastocystic hominis in elderly patients has been herein presented. These cases emphasize the importance of adequate parasite verification under appropriate clinical settings and upon elimination of other more common causative factors as well as the significance of proper etiological treatment in urticaria patients.
Keywords: Blastocystis hominis, amoeboid forms, urticaria