Human infection with Gongylonema pulchrum: a case report and review of relevant literature during the recent 10 years
10.16250/j.32.1915.2024186
- VernacularTitle:人体寄生美丽筒线虫1例及近10年相关文献复习
- Author:
Feng TANG
1
;
Xiaofeng SUN
2
;
Xiangzhen XU
1
;
Fanzhen MAO
1
;
Yaobao LIU
1
Author Information
1. National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214064, China
2. Department of Stomatology, Jiangnan University Medical Center, Wuxi Municipal Second People’s Hospital, Jiangsu Province, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Gongylonema pulchrum;
Gongylonemiasis;
Oral cavity;
Genetic test;
Literature review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2025;37(3):332-336
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This article presents the diagnosis and treatment processes, and morphological and genetic testing of Gongylonema pulchrum in a case with G. pulchrum found in the oral mucosa. In addition, this article reviews publications pertaining to G. pulchrum human infections by Chinese scientists during the recent 10 years and summarizes the demographic and clinical characteristics, location and number of parasites, diagnosis and treatment processes, and epidemiological surveys of cases infected with G. pulchrum, so as to provide insights into improving the diagnostic capability among clinicians.
