A Case of Human Infection of the Larvae from Pseudoterranova Decipiens.
- Author:
In Hwan LEE
1
;
Suck JANG
;
Chang Young LEE
;
Jung Sic PARK
;
Hyang Ju LEE
;
Ho Jung KIM
;
Dae Sup CHOI
;
Dae Chul CHUN
;
Jong Suk KIM
;
Woon Mok SHON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Sung Ae Hospital.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anisakiasis;
Psedoterranova decipiens;
Stomach
- MeSH:
Anisakiasis;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Biopsy;
Humans*;
Korea;
Larva*;
Middle Aged;
Restaurants;
Seoul;
Stomach;
Surgical Instruments
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1998;18(5):732-736
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A case of gastric anisakiasis due to the larva of Pseudoterranova decipiences was con- firmed by a gastroendoscopic examination. A long whitish nematode larva invading the stomach wall (fundus) was discovered and was extracted using biopsy forceps after 3 days to the onset of symptoms. The worm was 42.6 X 1.1 mm size, and was identified as being a the 4th stage larva of P. decipiens, based upon its morphological characteristics, The patient, residing in Seoul, was a 51-year-old housewife, who complained of severe epi- gastric pain and recalled that she had previously eaten the raw flesh of an Astroconger myriaster in a Japanese restaurant (sushi Bar). This study probably emerges as the 7th human case of gastric anisakiasis of pseudoterranoviasis in Korea.
