DIARRHEA ASSOCIATED WITH CYANOBACTERIALIKE BODIES IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT HOST - AN UNUSUAL EPIDEMIOLOGIC SOURCE

Objective.-To describe a patient who developed diarrhea secondary to C yanobacterialike bodies (CLBs) after exposure to contaminated water in his home. Design.-Case report. Setting.-General community. Patient.-H ealthy, elderly man. Intervention.-None, self-limited illness. Results .-The patient's clinical course was consistent with illness caused by CLBs. Cyanobacterialike bodies were recovered from the patient's stool sample and the contaminated water to which he was exposed. Conclusion .-Internists and laboratory technicians should be aware of CLBs as a c ause of protracted diarrhea in the community.