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A 42-year-old woman with a history of documented Hodgkin's disease for 1 year presented with watery diarrhea for 6 months. She developed watery diarrhea following recurrence of the underlying disease and use of herbs. After institution of chemotherapy, watery diarrhea persisted despite remission of
A 53-year-old man was hospitalized for the development of watery diarrhea associated with decreased appetite and progressive weight loss and was found to have leukocytosis. The white blood cell count was 14,600/microliters with 66 percent abnormal lymphocytes. Serum anti-HTLV-I was positive and
Isospora (Cystoisospora) belli diarrhea can sometimes be fulminant in immunocompromised patients. It is endemic in tropical and subtropical areas, and sporadic episodes have been reported in nonendemic areas in nursing homes, day-care centers, and psychiatric institutions. We describe isosporiasis