A case of Moniliformis moniliformis (Acanthocephala) infection in Iran.
10.3347/kjp.2007.45.2.145
- Author:
Fariba BERENJI
1
;
Abdolmajid FATA
;
Zahra HOSSEININEJAD
Author Information
1. Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran. fberenji@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acanthocephala;
Moniliformis moniliformis;
beetle;
cockroach;
Iran
- MeSH:
Animals;
Anthelmintics/therapeutic use;
Child, Preschool;
Feces/parasitology;
Female;
Helminthiasis/drug therapy/*parasitology/pathology;
Humans;
Iran;
Levamisole/therapeutic use;
Moniliformis/anatomy & histology/*isolation & purification
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2007;45(2):145-148
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Only a few cases of Acanthocephala infections have been reported in humans, and Moniliformis moniliformis is the most common species around the world. We report here a case of infection with M. moniliformis, which passed in the stool of a 2-year-old girl in Iran. The patient had abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and facial edema. According to her mother, the patient had habit of eating dirt and once a cockroach was discovered in her mouth. In stool examination, eggs of M. moniliformis were not found. She was treated with levamisole and the clinical symptoms reduced within 2 weeks. The specimen contained 2 pieces of a female worm with a total length of 148 mm lacking the posterior end. The spiral musculature of the proboscis receptacle and the shape of the trunk allowed its generic determination. Previously 2 cases of M. moniliformis infection were reported in Iran. This is the 3rd case of M. moniliformis infection in Iran.
