Intestinal parasitic infections among diabetes mellitus patients

Intestinal Parasites in Diabetes Mellitus Patients in the Limbe and Buea Municipalities, Cameroon

“…This was similar with the findings of Nazligul et al 2 who found out that intestinal parasite prevalence in the diabetic group was found to be significantly lower than in the control subject group (47 vs. 55%, P<0.05).This can be explained by the greater number of physician visits incurred by diabetic patients than the non-diabetic patients where diabetic patients consult frequently and are treated for possible intestinal parasitic infections. This differs from the study by Olusegun et al 8 where non-diabetics had no intestinal parasites probably due to the low prevalence of intestinal parasites in that region. The presence of Cryptosporidium only in the diabetics reinforces the theory of diabetics being immunologically weaker than non-diabetics.…”

“…15 An overall prevalence of 10% of intestinal parasitic infection was observed among diabetic patients which is lower than the prevalence reported in the south western part of Nigeria (18.7%) 8 and South east Turkey (47%). 2 Geographical location may account for this difference as the Olusegun et al 8 study was carried out in Nigeria and the Nazligul et al 2 study was carried out in Sanliurfa province which was an endemic zone for intestinal parasites.…”

“…6,7 There are two types of diabetes mellitus: Type 1, Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM); Type 2, Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM). 8 This high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms of polyuria, polydipsia and polyphagia. Diabetes is one of the most frequent metabolic diseases and is widely distributed in various populations.…”

“…Diabetes is one of the most frequent metabolic diseases and is widely distributed in various populations. 8 Sub-Saharan Africa faces the world's highest increase in type 2 Diabetes occasioned by adaptation to western lifestyles and genetic pre-dispositions. 9 Diabetic patients have been reported to be immunocompromised.…”

Incidence of Some Intestinal Parasites among Diabetic Patients Suffering from Gastroenteritis

“…The records of helminthes as Strongyloides stercoralis is very vital because this parasite when entering the body as larvae will migrate to lung for development and maturation they cause damages to the tissue and in the intestine they cause diarrhea and participate in gastroenteritis. Moreover it was lower than that recorded in Nigeria by (AKinbo et al, 2013); via which hookworm being the most frequent than three different intestinal parasites; while E. histolytica is the least prevalent. It also differs from the study carried out in South-east Anatolia (Nazligul et al, 2001) or Turkey where two different parasites where identified but the only protozoa were E. histolytica, G. lamblia and four helminths Ascaris, Trichuris trichuria and Taenias.…”