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Gnathostoma spinigerum Infection in the Upper Lip of a Korean Woman: An Autochthonous Case in Korea
The Korean Journal of Parasitology ; : 343-347, 2013.
Article Dans Anglais | WPRIM | ID: wpr-79738
ABSTRACT
Autochthonous human gnathostomiasis had never been reported in the Republic of Korea. We report here a case of Gnathostoma spinigerum infection in a 32-year-old Korean woman, presumed to have been infected via an indigenous route. The patient had experienced a painful migratory swelling near the left nasolabial fold area of the face for a year, with movement of the swelling to the mucosal area of the upper lip 2 weeks before surgical removal of the lesion. Histopathological examinations of the extracted tissue revealed inflammation with heavy eosinophilic infiltrations and sections of a nematode suggestive of a Gnathostoma sp. larva. The larva characteristically revealed about 25 intestinal cells with multiple (3-6) nuclei in each intestinal cell consistent with the 3rd-stage larva of G. spinigerum. The patient did not have any special history of travel abroad except a recent trip, 4 months before surgery, to China where she ate only cooked food. The patient is the first recorded autochthonous case of G. spinigerum infection in Korea.
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Texte intégral: Disponible Indice: WPRIM (Pacifique occidental) Sujet Principal: République de Corée / Gnathostomose / Gnathostoma Limites du sujet: Animaux / Femelle / Humains Pays comme sujet: Asie langue: Anglais Texte intégral: The Korean Journal of Parasitology Année: 2013 Type: Article

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Texte intégral: Disponible Indice: WPRIM (Pacifique occidental) Sujet Principal: République de Corée / Gnathostomose / Gnathostoma Limites du sujet: Animaux / Femelle / Humains Pays comme sujet: Asie langue: Anglais Texte intégral: The Korean Journal of Parasitology Année: 2013 Type: Article