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Query: UMLS:C0017536 (giardiasis)
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We have presented a case of atopic dermatitis associated with Giardia lamblia infection, which has not been previously described. Review of the world literature shows an association between giardiasis and urticaria. Other allergic phenomena, such as angioedema and possibly arthropathy, also might be associated with this infection. When confronted with these clinical problems, giardiasis should be included in the differential diagnosis. As these complications respond to specific therapy, identification of this organism as its cause can be particularly rewarding.
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PMID:Dermatologic manifestations of giardiasis. 149

Three patients with chronic urticaria or pruritus were found to suffer from an asymptomatic intestinal infection caused by the protozoan Giardia lamblia. Treatment with metronidazole per os or tinidazole per os was successful; the pruritic symptoms in one patient improved markedly.Giardia lamblia (Giardia intestinalis) are enteroparasites and produce gastrointestinal symptoms such as acute and chronic diarrhea. Cutaneous manifestations associated with giardiasis occur extremely rarely. Urticaria and itching may be explained as an infection-associated allergy. Hitherto, the following cutaneous signs have been described: urticaria, angioedema, mouth ulcers, pruritus, atopic dermatitis, and anal eczema.We considered that the cutaneous manifestations described here, i. e., urticaria and itching, were secondary to the associated gastrointestinal infection due to Giardia lamblia cysts and trophozoite forms, as they disappeared under specific treatment with metronidazole or tinidazole.
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PMID:[Giardia lamblia--cause of urticaria and pruritus or accidental association?]. 1587 47

The results of investigation of 87 children suffering from chronic gastroduodenitis and atopic dermatitis are presented. All the child underwent fibrogastroduodenoscopy with duodenal mucosal biopsy and diagnostics of Helicobacter pylori infection, lambliasis. Hystomorphological and immunohystochemical studies of mucosal biopsy specimens for Epstein - Barr virus were carried out. The role of atopy and infection factors in genesis of chronic gastroduodenitis was evaluated.
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PMID:[Morphological characteristics of duodenum mucosa in children with atopic dermatitis]. 2156 Mar 89