Definitions for "MICROSPORIDIOSIS"
infection with a protozoan parasite of the Microsporidia family (e.g., Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Septata intestinalis) which may affect the sinuses, lungs and intestines of immunocompromised patients.
infection with a protozoan parasite of the Microsporidia family, which may affect the sinuses, lungs and intestines in immunocompromised patients, and may become disseminated.
an intestinal infection that causes diarrhea and wasting in people with HIV. It results from two different species of microsporidia, a protozoal parasite. Two common organisms that cause it are Enterocytozoon and Septata. Among the possible treatments are THALIDOMIDE and ALBENDAZOLE.