Intestinal Capillariasis as a cause of chronic diarrhea in Egypt

ABSTRACT

Intestinal capillariasis in humans is caused by a nematode Capillaria philippinensis, which infects small fresh water or brackish fish and some fish eating birds. It occurs in areas where people eat raw fish such as the Philippines and Thailand. This paper reported a case of a woman with intestinal capillariasis in Menouf, in the Nile Delta of Egypt. It was the second case to be reported from the same area. Microscopic examination of stool revealed eggs, larvae and adult male and female worms of C. philippinensis. This was successfully treated by albendazole