Three cases of human gnathostomiasis caused by Gnathostoma hispidum, with particular reference to the identification of parasitic larvae.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1998 Sep; 29(3): 611-4
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-32547
ABSTRACT
Human gnathostomiasis is well known to be caused by Gnathostoma spinigerum, G. hispidum, G. doloresi and G. nipponicum in Japan. In the present reported cases, skin biopsies were performed on three Japanese patients. As a result, cross sections of the larvae were clearly observed in the biopsied specimens. All cross sectioned larvae had an intestinal canal, which consisted from 25-35 cells. A large nucleus was observed at the center of each intestinal cell. The morphological features completely correlated with the characteristics of larval G. hispidum. Based on these findings, all three human cases were thus determined to be confirmed cases of gnathostomiasis caused by G. hispidum.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Male
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Spirurida Infections
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Adult
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Gnathostoma
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Japan
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Animals
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Middle Aged
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Antigens, Helminth
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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