Intestinal Helminthic Infections Diagnosed by Colonoscopy in a Regional Hospital during 2001-2008.
- Author:
Kyong Rock DO
1
;
Young Seok CHO
;
Hyung Keun KIM
;
Byung Hee HWANG
;
Eun Jung SHIN
;
Hae Bin JEONG
;
Sung Soo KIM
;
Hiun Suk CHAE
;
Myung Gyu CHOI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords: Trichuris trichiura; Ascaris lumbricoides; Enterobius vermicularis; Anisakis; colonoscopy
- MeSH: Adult; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Anisakis/isolation & purification; Ascaris lumbricoides/isolation & purification; *Colonoscopy; Enterobius/isolation & purification; Feces/parasitology; Female; Helminthiasis/*diagnosis/*epidemiology/pathology; Hospitals; Humans; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/*diagnosis/*epidemiology/pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Republic of Korea; Trichuris/isolation & purification; Young Adult
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2010;48(1):75-78
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The present study investigated characteristics of 24 parasite infection cases detected during colonoscopy in a regional hospital from January 2001 to December 2008. Sixteen patients were confirmed with Trichuris trichiura infection, 6 patients were with Ascaris lumbricoides infection, 1 patient with Enterobius vermicularis infection, and 1 patient with Anisakis infection. Among them, 7 patients (43.8%) were asymptomatic. Colonoscopy findings were normal in 18 patients (75.0%). Among the patients with T. trichiura infection, colonoscopy showed several erosions in 2 patients (8.3%) and non-specific inflammation of the affected segment of the colon in 3 patients (12.5%). In 1 patient with anisakiasis, colonoscopy revealed a markedly swollen colonic wall. Stool examinations were performed before treatment in 7 patients (29.2%) and were all negative for parasite eggs or worms. These results suggest that colonoscopy is a useful diagnostic approach for parasitic infections even for asymptomatic patients and for patients with negative stool examinations.
