Microsporidiia or paneth cells? Features of human microsporidiosis diagnostics by intestinal histosections

The Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory of Martsinovsky Institute of Medical Parasitology, Tropical and Vector-Borne Diseases, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University continues to share its experience in diagnosing rare, unusual and/or ambiguous cases of parasitosis in publications. The article describes two cases of suspected intestinal microsporidiosis. The difficulties and the probability of error of the microscopic method in the identification of intracellular protozoa on histosections are discussed.

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