BACKGROUND/AIMS This study aimed to document the recent etiological spectrum of chronic diarrhea with malabsorption and also to compare features that differentiate tropical sprue from parasitic infections, the two most common etiologies of malabsorption in the tropics. METHODS We analyzed 203 consecutive patients with malabsorption. The etiological spectrum and factors that differentiated tro...

e-Diagnosis is a tool using electronic media (e-mail) amongst group of international experts in parasitology to collectively come up with diagnosis uncommon or difficult parasites. Why do we need e-Diagnosis? (1) Declining numbers the field especially morphologists; (2) Less importance/attention being given parasitic diseases humans developing world as it deemed be and unimportant, hence may mi...

Background and Aims: Globally, intestinal parasitic infections are a significant risk to human health. These infections may cause many health problems for humans, such as reduced growth, especially in children. This study, epidemiologically, aims to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections which are collected from three medical centers in the city of Masjed Soleyman located...