Investigation of Microsporidia in Patients with Acute and Chronic Urticaria

dc.authoridÇOLAK, CEMİL/0000-0001-5406-098X
dc.authoridÇALIK, Sinan/0000-0002-4258-1662
dc.authorwosidÇOLAK, CEMİL/ABI-3261-2020
dc.authorwosidSener, Serpil/ABI-6229-2020
dc.authorwosidÇALIK, Sinan/V-9431-2018
dc.contributor.authorKaraman, Ulku
dc.contributor.authorSener, Serpil
dc.contributor.authorCalik, Sinan
dc.contributor.authorSasmaz, Sezai
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:32:43Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:32:43Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractMicrosporidia species are one of the major causes of severe diarrhea especially in immunocompromised patients, however they also cause infections in immunocompetent subjects. Urticaria, which is a common dermatologic disease may be triggered by drugs, infections, foods or food additives, psychogenic factors and autoimmune, metabolic and malignant diseases. While the etiologic grounds of acute urticaria are generally identified, the etiology remains unknown in most of the chronic urticaria cases. The studies on the roles of parasitic infections in the etiology of urticaria have indicated that the most responsible protozoa are Giardia intestinalis and Blastocystis hominis. However, no data have been found in the literature concerning the relationship between Microsporidia and urticaria. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of Microsporidia spores in the stool samples of patients diagnosed as acute or chronic urticaria in dermatology clinics and to determine the rates of positivity. All of the samples stained with modified trichrome and calcofluor staining methods were examined microscopically. The samples were accepted as positive when the spores of Microsporidia were detected by both of the staining methods. Microsporidia were detected in 26 (19.7%) of the patients and in 1 (2.8%) of the control subjects. Thus the total rate of positivity was 16% (27/168). In cases with acute/chronic urticaria, microsporidia positivity rate was found significantly higher than the control group (p= 0.028; p< 0.05). No statistically significant difference was detected between Microsporidia positivity and age or gender (p= 0.27 and p= 0.99, respectively; p> 0.05). In conclusion, Microsporidia should be taken into consideration in patients with unknown origin of urticaria. However, advanced studies are needed for supporting the relation between Microsporidia and acute/chronic urticaria.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage173en_US
dc.identifier.issn0374-9096
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid21341171en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-79952144827en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage168en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/95266
dc.identifier.volume45en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000287635700019en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherAnkara Microbiology Socen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMikrobiyoloji Bultenien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectMicrosporidiaen_US
dc.subjecturticariaen_US
dc.subjectetiologyen_US
dc.subjectdiagnosisen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of Microsporidia in Patients with Acute and Chronic Urticariaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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