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==Overview==
==Overview==
The symptoms usually start within one week of ingestion of contaminated food and water. If left untreated, symptoms may persist for weeks and months. This infection is not life threatening and is rarely associated with complications. People living in endemic area might have asymptomatic infections.
Manifestations of cyclosporiasis vary according to the endemicity of the country.  Initial symptoms occur about 7 days after the ingestion of bacteria in contaminated food or water. If left untreated, these may persist from weeks to months.  [[Symptoms]] may include: [[fever]]; [[anorexia]]; [[nausea]]; [[fatigue]]; [[abdominal cramping]]; and [[diarrhea]].  Younger and elderly patients usually experience more severe and prolonged symptoms.  Although rare, potential complications include: [[malabsorption]]; [[cholecystitis]]; [[Guillain-Barré syndrome]]; and [[Reiter's syndrome]]. This infection is not life threatening, however, if untreated, severe cases of [[diarrhea]] may lead to [[dehydration]] and electrolyte imbalance, which may compromise the prognosis.


==Natural History==
==Natural History==
Following inoculation of ''[[C. cayetanensis]], the typical incubation period is  about 7 days<ref name="pmid9605784">{{cite journal| author=Fleming CA, Caron D, Gunn JE, Barry MA| title=A foodborne outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis at a wedding: clinical features and risk factors for illness. | journal=Arch Intern Med | year= 1998 | volume= 158 | issue= 10 | pages= 1121-5 | pmid=9605784 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9605784  }} </ref><ref name="pmid9164810">{{cite journal| author=Herwaldt BL, Ackers ML| title=An outbreak in 1996 of cyclosporiasis associated with imported raspberries. The Cyclospora Working Group. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1997 | volume= 336 | issue= 22 | pages= 1548-56 | pmid=9164810 | doi=10.1056/NEJM199705293362202 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9164810  }} </ref>  
Patients with cyclosporiasis may be [[asymptomatic]], or present only with milder and short lasting forms of the disease, particularly those who live in [[endemic]] areas.<ref name=CDC>{{cite web | title = Cyclosporiasis | url = http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/cyclosporiasis/biology.html }}</ref>  Symptomatic disease is more common in non endemic regions. For patients who develop [[symptoms]] following the [[ingestion]] of sporulated [[oocysts]] of ''[[C. cayetanensis]]'', the typical [[incubation period]] is  about 7 days.<ref name="pmid9605784">{{cite journal| author=Fleming CA, Caron D, Gunn JE, Barry MA| title=A foodborne outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis at a wedding: clinical features and risk factors for illness. | journal=Arch Intern Med | year= 1998 | volume= 158 | issue= 10 | pages= 1121-5 | pmid=9605784 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9605784  }} </ref><ref name="pmid9164810">{{cite journal| author=Herwaldt BL, Ackers ML| title=An outbreak in 1996 of cyclosporiasis associated with imported raspberries. The Cyclospora Working Group. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1997 | volume= 336 | issue= 22 | pages= 1548-56 | pmid=9164810 | doi=10.1056/NEJM199705293362202 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9164810  }} </ref> Cyclosporiasis commonly presents with the following [[symptoms]]:<ref name="pmid10451156">{{cite journal| author=Connor BA, Reidy J, Soave R| title=Cyclosporiasis: clinical and histopathologic correlates. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 1999 | volume= 28 | issue= 6 | pages= 1216-22 | pmid=10451156 | doi=10.1086/514780 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10451156  }} </ref><ref name="pmid9605784">{{cite journal| author=Fleming CA, Caron D, Gunn JE, Barry MA| title=A foodborne outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis at a wedding: clinical features and risk factors for illness. | journal=Arch Intern Med | year= 1998 | volume= 158 | issue= 10 | pages= 1121-5 | pmid=9605784 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9605784  }} </ref><ref name="pmid9164810">{{cite journal| author=Herwaldt BL, Ackers ML| title=An outbreak in 1996 of cyclosporiasis associated with imported raspberries. The Cyclospora Working Group. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1997 | volume= 336 | issue= 22 | pages= 1548-56 | pmid=9164810 | doi=10.1056/NEJM199705293362202 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9164810  }} </ref><ref name="pmid9395371">{{cite journal| author=Ortega YR, Nagle R, Gilman RH, Watanabe J, Miyagui J, Quispe H et al.| title=Pathologic and clinical findings in patients with cyclosporiasis and a description of intracellular parasite life-cycle stages. | journal=J Infect Dis | year= 1997 | volume= 176 | issue= 6 | pages= 1584-9 | pmid=9395371 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9395371  }} </ref><ref name="pmid1928575">{{cite journal| author=Shlim DR, Cohen MT, Eaton M, Rajah R, Long EG, Ungar BL| title=An alga-like organism associated with an outbreak of prolonged diarrhea among foreigners in Nepal. | journal=Am J Trop Med Hyg | year= 1991 | volume= 45 | issue= 3 | pages= 383-9 | pmid=1928575 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1928575 }} </ref>
 
*[[Anorexia]]
* Symptoms of cyclosporiasis begin an average of 7 days (range, 2 days to > 2 weeks) after ingestion of sporulated [[oocysts]] (the infective form of the parasite).
*[[Nausea]]
* If a person ill with cyclosporiasis is not treated, symptoms can persist for several weeks to a month or more. Some symptoms, such as [[diarrhea]], can return, and some symptoms, such as [[muscle aches]] and [[fatigue]], may continue after the gastrointestinal symptoms have gone away.
*[[Flatulence]]
* Infection is not usually life-threatening.
*[[Fatigue]]
* Reported complications from Cyclospora infection are rare, but have included [[malabsorption]] and [[cholecystitis]].
*[[Abdominal cramping]]
* Some people with Cyclospora infection experience no symptoms at all, particularly persons living in areas where the disease is endemic.
*[[Diarrhea]]
 
*Low-grade [[fever]]
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*[[Weight loss]]
Cyclospora infection is characterized by anorexia, nausea, flat- ulence, fatigue, abdominal cramping, diarrhea (however, the average duration of diarrhea for HIV-positive patients is longer than that for HIV-negative patients (199 days and 57.2 days, respectively) (163, 172)), low-grade fever, and weight loss (42, 68, 83, 140, 171).  
 
The clinical presentation is somewhat different in areas of endemicity, where asymptomatic infections are more frequent.  
 
Nevertheless, younger children have more severe clinical symptoms. In endemic settings, in- fections tend to be milder as children get older, as the duration of the infection is shorter and the severity of disease decreases. As in young children, the elderly may also present with a more severe illness.
 
In areas where Cyclospora is not endemic, infections are almost invariably symptomatic, and there are reports of se- vere clinical manifestations. An HIV-positive patient returning from a trip to Southeast Asia presented with excessive watery diarrhea and pronounced fatigue (127). There are infrequent  reports of fatalities associated with Cyclospora infectionsIt was suggested that the cause could be a possible complication after febrile illness including Cyclospora infection that could poten- tially lead to fatal ventricular dysrhythmia.


Symptoms associated with cyclosporiasis are more severe in HIV/AIDS patients. Moderate weight losses (􏰁3.5 kg) were reported for non-AIDS patients (170, 171), whereas losses (􏰁7.2 kg) were more severe in AIDS patients (171). The me- dian incubation period is about 7 days (68, 83); however, the average duration of diarrhea for HIV-positive patients is longer than that for HIV-negative patients (199 days and 57.2 days, respectively) (163, 172).
Without treatment, patients with cyclosporiasis may have symptoms for several weeks to several months. Some of these [[symptoms]], such as [[diarrhea]], can return, and others, such as [[muscle aches]] and [[fatigue]], may continue after the gastrointestinal manifestations have resolved.<ref name=CDC>{{cite web | title = Cyclosporiasis | url = http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/cyclosporiasis/biology.html }}</ref>


The time at which untreated expatriates in Nepal presented with diarrhea was at 19 to 57 days (171). Diarrhea lasted more than 3 weeks in people who contracted Cyclospora infection at a wedding in the United States (68). The reported frequency of bowel movements in immunocompetent people with diarrhea is 5 to 15 times a day. In addition to the explosive loss of fluids, D-xylose malabsorption has also been reported (44).
In general, children and elderly patients experience more severe [[symptoms]] of cyclosporiasis.


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Symptoms are also more severe and prolonged in [[HIV]]-positive patients. <ref name="pmid1928575">{{cite journal| author=Shlim DR, Cohen MT, Eaton M, Rajah R, Long EG, Ungar BL| title=An alga-like organism associated with an outbreak of prolonged diarrhea among foreigners in Nepal. | journal=Am J Trop Med Hyg | year= 1991 | volume= 45 | issue= 3 | pages= 383-9 | pmid=1928575 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1928575  }} </ref><ref name="pmid8589126">{{cite journal| author=Sifuentes-Osornio J, Porras-Cortés G, Bendall RP, Morales-Villarreal F, Reyes-Terán G, Ruiz-Palacios GM| title=Cyclospora cayetanensis infection in patients with and without AIDS: biliary disease as another clinical manifestation. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 1995 | volume= 21 | issue= 5 | pages= 1092-7 | pmid=8589126 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8589126  }} </ref><ref name="pmid16533995">{{cite journal| author=Sancak B, Akyon Y, Ergüven S| title=Cyclospora infection in five immunocompetent patients in a Turkish university hospital. | journal=J Med Microbiol | year= 2006 | volume= 55 | issue= Pt 4 | pages= 459-62 | pmid=16533995 | doi=10.1099/jmm.0.46279-0 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16533995  }} </ref>


==Complications==
==Complications==
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Although rare, complications from cyclosporiasis may include:<ref name="pmid8589126">{{cite journal| author=Sifuentes-Osornio J, Porras-Cortés G, Bendall RP, Morales-Villarreal F, Reyes-Terán G, Ruiz-Palacios GM| title=Cyclospora cayetanensis infection in patients with and without AIDS: biliary disease as another clinical manifestation. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 1995 | volume= 21 | issue= 5 | pages= 1092-7 | pmid=8589126 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8589126  }} </ref><ref name="pmid11177324">{{cite journal| author=de Górgolas M, Fortés J, Fernández Guerrero ML| title=Cyclospora cayetanensis Cholecystitis in a patient with AIDS. | journal=Ann Intern Med | year= 2001 | volume= 134 | issue= 2 | pages= 166 | pmid=11177324 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11177324  }} </ref>
Biliary disease has also been reported after Cyclospora in- fections (50, 172). Acalculous cholecystitis was reported for HIV-positive and AIDS patients (172, 196) and resolved after initiation of treatment. These patients presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain and elevated alkaline phos- phatase levels (171).
*[[Malabsorption]]
*[[Cholecystitis]]
*[[Guillain-Barré syndrome]]<ref name="pmid9572253">{{cite journal| author=Richardson RF, Remler BF, Katirji B, Murad MH| title=Guillain-Barré syndrome after Cyclospora infection. | journal=Muscle Nerve | year= 1998 | volume= 21 | issue= 5 | pages= 669-71 | pmid=9572253 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9572253  }} </ref>
*[[Reiter's syndrome]]<ref name="pmid11384527">{{cite journal| author=Connor BA, Johnson EJ, Soave R| title=Reiter syndrome following protracted symptoms of Cyclospora infection. | journal=Emerg Infect Dis | year= 2001 | volume= 7 | issue= 3 | pages= 453-4 | pmid=11384527 | doi=10.3201/eid0703.010317 | pmc=PMC2631790 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11384527  }} </ref>


Coinfection with Cyclospora, Cryptosporidium, and other parasites has been described for immunocompetent and im- munocompromised individuals (9). Guillain-Barr ́e syndrome (GBS) (158) and Reiter syndrome (41) have also been re- ported following Cyclospora infection. In the first case, 18 h after admission the patient was quadriparetic, areflexic, and mechanically ventilated. Circumstantial evidence suggested a Cyclospora-induced immune response resulting in severe GBS (158). In the second case, the patient had cyclosporiasis and was sulfa allergic and thus could not be treated with tri- methoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). Later, this patient developed ocular inflammation, inflammatory oligoarthritis, and sterile urethritis. Although Reiter syndrome could have been coincidental, the authors proposed Cyclospora as another infectious trigger for Reiter syndrome
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==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==
In general, infection with ''[[C. cayetanensis]]'' is not a life-threatening condition. However, untreated patients may experience more severe forms of the disease, with severe and prolonged [[diarrhea]], which may lead to important [[dehydration]] and [[electrolyte imbalance]], that may have a poor prognosis.<ref name=CDC>{{cite web | title = Cyclosporiasis | url = http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/cyclosporiasis/biology.html }}</ref>


==References ==
==References ==
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Overview

Manifestations of cyclosporiasis vary according to the endemicity of the country. Initial symptoms occur about 7 days after the ingestion of bacteria in contaminated food or water. If left untreated, these may persist from weeks to months. Symptoms may include: fever; anorexia; nausea; fatigue; abdominal cramping; and diarrhea. Younger and elderly patients usually experience more severe and prolonged symptoms. Although rare, potential complications include: malabsorption; cholecystitis; Guillain-Barré syndrome; and Reiter's syndrome. This infection is not life threatening, however, if untreated, severe cases of diarrhea may lead to dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, which may compromise the prognosis.

Natural History

Patients with cyclosporiasis may be asymptomatic, or present only with milder and short lasting forms of the disease, particularly those who live in endemic areas.[1] Symptomatic disease is more common in non endemic regions. For patients who develop symptoms following the ingestion of sporulated oocysts of C. cayetanensis, the typical incubation period is about 7 days.[2][3] Cyclosporiasis commonly presents with the following symptoms:[4][2][3][5][6]

Without treatment, patients with cyclosporiasis may have symptoms for several weeks to several months. Some of these symptoms, such as diarrhea, can return, and others, such as muscle aches and fatigue, may continue after the gastrointestinal manifestations have resolved.[1]

In general, children and elderly patients experience more severe symptoms of cyclosporiasis.

Symptoms are also more severe and prolonged in HIV-positive patients. [6][7][8]

Complications

Although rare, complications from cyclosporiasis may include:[7][9]

Prognosis

In general, infection with C. cayetanensis is not a life-threatening condition. However, untreated patients may experience more severe forms of the disease, with severe and prolonged diarrhea, which may lead to important dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, that may have a poor prognosis.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cyclosporiasis".
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fleming CA, Caron D, Gunn JE, Barry MA (1998). "A foodborne outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis at a wedding: clinical features and risk factors for illness". Arch Intern Med. 158 (10): 1121–5. PMID 9605784.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Herwaldt BL, Ackers ML (1997). "An outbreak in 1996 of cyclosporiasis associated with imported raspberries. The Cyclospora Working Group". N Engl J Med. 336 (22): 1548–56. doi:10.1056/NEJM199705293362202. PMID 9164810.
  4. Connor BA, Reidy J, Soave R (1999). "Cyclosporiasis: clinical and histopathologic correlates". Clin Infect Dis. 28 (6): 1216–22. doi:10.1086/514780. PMID 10451156.
  5. Ortega YR, Nagle R, Gilman RH, Watanabe J, Miyagui J, Quispe H; et al. (1997). "Pathologic and clinical findings in patients with cyclosporiasis and a description of intracellular parasite life-cycle stages". J Infect Dis. 176 (6): 1584–9. PMID 9395371.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Shlim DR, Cohen MT, Eaton M, Rajah R, Long EG, Ungar BL (1991). "An alga-like organism associated with an outbreak of prolonged diarrhea among foreigners in Nepal". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 45 (3): 383–9. PMID 1928575.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Sifuentes-Osornio J, Porras-Cortés G, Bendall RP, Morales-Villarreal F, Reyes-Terán G, Ruiz-Palacios GM (1995). "Cyclospora cayetanensis infection in patients with and without AIDS: biliary disease as another clinical manifestation". Clin Infect Dis. 21 (5): 1092–7. PMID 8589126.
  8. Sancak B, Akyon Y, Ergüven S (2006). "Cyclospora infection in five immunocompetent patients in a Turkish university hospital". J Med Microbiol. 55 (Pt 4): 459–62. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.46279-0. PMID 16533995.
  9. de Górgolas M, Fortés J, Fernández Guerrero ML (2001). "Cyclospora cayetanensis Cholecystitis in a patient with AIDS". Ann Intern Med. 134 (2): 166. PMID 11177324.
  10. Richardson RF, Remler BF, Katirji B, Murad MH (1998). "Guillain-Barré syndrome after Cyclospora infection". Muscle Nerve. 21 (5): 669–71. PMID 9572253.
  11. Connor BA, Johnson EJ, Soave R (2001). "Reiter syndrome following protracted symptoms of Cyclospora infection". Emerg Infect Dis. 7 (3): 453–4. doi:10.3201/eid0703.010317. PMC 2631790. PMID 11384527.

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