Human nasopharyngeal linguatuliasis [pentasomida] caused by linguatula serrata

ABSTRACT

A human nasopharyngeal linguatuliasis was reported for the second time in Egypt. A 20 years old male patients was presented with main conspicuous complaints, fever, urticaria [face and neck], coughing, vomiting and passage of small [less than 1 cm in length], worm-like structures in his nasal discharge and vomitus. Symptomatic treatment was given, followed by a single dose of praziquantel after identification of the causative parasite. Human linguatuliasis [pentastomiasis] was discussed