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Opportunistic Parasitic Infections

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Immunocompromised patients present with altered pattern, progression, and clinical manifestations of parasitic infections. Patients with impaired cell-mediated immunity are susceptible to infection with Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptosporidium, Leishmania, Strongyloides, and Microspora. Defects in humoral immunity make the patient susceptible to infection by parasites like Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium. The immunocompromised patients are at risk of developing parasitic infections.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India

    Ramesh K. Gupta

  2. Department of Histopathology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Pallav Gupta

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  1. Sanjay Gandhi PG Inst of Medical Science, Department Pathology Sanjay Gandhi PG Inst of Medical Science, Lucknow, India

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Gupta, R.K., Gupta, P. (2017). Opportunistic Parasitic Infections. In: Gupta, R., Gupta, P. (eds) Pathology of Opportunistic Infections . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1669-1_5

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