Cyclospora cayetanensis is an emerging pathogen that represents a public health problem. This coccidian has been associated with traveler’s diarrhea in industrialized countries. We report a case of an inmunocompetent patient who was admitted to the hospital with chronic diarrea. The patient was diagnosed with cyclosporosis by microscopic detection in a stool sample with autofluorescence and Ziehl Neelsen’s stain, and evolved favorably after the indicated treatment for this pathology. It is important to consider C. cayetanensis as a possible cause of chronic diarrhea in persons who reported trips to regions where this parasite is endemic, regardless their inmunological status.
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