1.Identification of Acanthocephala discovered in changran-pickles and myungran-pickles.
Jong Tai KIM ; Jong Yeol PARK ; Hun Su SEO ; Hwa Gyun OH ; Jae Wuk NOH ; Sung Won KIM ; Hee Jeong YOUN
Journal of Veterinary Science 2001;2(2):111-114
To identify acanthocephala found in 'Changran-pickles' and 'Myungran-pickles' each organ was measured in permanent slides. In the present report, the results obtained were as follows: 1. Morphology of male worms: Worms possessed 18-19 longitudinal rows, with 4 hooks per row, which became smaller towards the base of proboscis. Each worm contained two testis and six cement glands arranged linearly. Body 22.0 by 0.8-0.6 mm and 15.0 by 0.6-0.4 mm, proboscis 284.8 by 227.6 microgram and 524.9 by 151.4 microgram, proboscis sheath 1570.7 by 72.7 microgram and 751.9 by 280.4 microgram, lemnisci length 2566.7 and 1085.6, testis 2202.9-1860.5 by 737.0-575.7 microgram and 1033.8-981.1 by 463.1-351.6 microgram, cement glands 940.2 by 441.2 microgram and 610.0 by 369.1 microgram. 2. Morphology of female worms: Worms possessed 14-18 longitudinal rows, with 6-10 hooks per row and become smaller toward the base of proboscis. Each worm contained an uterine bell and uterus in the posterior portion and the eggs filled the body cavity. Body 14.0~51.0 mm by 0.7-0.5~2.2-1.4 mm, proboscis 466.1-268.9 microgram by 259.9-252.0 microgram, proboscis sheath 1550.7-506.0 by 298.8-231.1 microgram, lemnisci length 1325.7-473.1 microgram, eggs 112.4 by 28.5 microgram~51.7 by 14.0 microgram. In this present study, the acanthocephala collected in 'Changran-pickles' and 'Myungran-pickles' were identified as Echinorhynchus gadi by morphological features.
Acanthocephala/anatomy & histology/classification/*isolation & purification
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Animals
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Female
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Fish Diseases/*parasitology
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Fishes
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Helminthiasis, Animal/*parasitology
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Korea
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Male
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Seafood/*parasitology
2.Anisakis simplex Larvae: Infection Status in Marine Fish and Cephalopods Purchased from the Cooperative Fish Market in Busan, Korea.
Seon Hee CHOI ; Jung KIM ; Jin Ok JO ; Min Kyung CHO ; Hak Sun YU ; Hee Jae CHA ; Mee Sun OCK
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2011;49(1):39-44
The infection status of marine fish and cephalopods with Anisakis simplex third stage larva (L3) was studied over a period of 1 year. A total of 2,537 specimens, which consisted of 40 species of fish and 3 species of cephalopods, were purchased from the Cooperative Fish Market in Busan, Korea, from August 2006 to July 2007. They were examined for A. simplex L3 from the whole body cavity, viscera, and muscles. A. simplex L3 were confirmed by light microscopy. The overall infection rate reached 34.3%, and average 17.1 larvae were parasitized per infected fish. Fish that recorded the highest infection rate was Lophiomus setigerus (100%), followed by Liparis tessellates (90%), Pleurogrammus azonus (90%), and Scomber japonicus (88.7%). The intensity of infection was the highest in Gadus macrocephalus (117.7 larvae per fish), followed by S. japonicus (103.9 larvae) and L. setigerus (54.2 larvae). Although abundance of A. simplex L3 was not seasonal in most of the fish species, 10 of the 16 selected species showed the highest abundance in February and April. A positive correlation between the intensity of L3 infection and the fish length was obvious in S. japonicus and G. macrocephalus. It was likely that A. simplex L3 are more frequently infected during the spring season in some species of fish. Our study revealed that eating raw or undercooked fish or cephalopods could still be a source of human infection with A. simplex L3 in Korea.
Animals
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Anisakiasis/*parasitology
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Anisakis/growth & development/isolation & purification/*physiology
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Cephalopoda/*parasitology
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Disease Reservoirs/parasitology
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Fishes/*parasitology
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Food Contamination/analysis
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Humans
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Korea
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Larva/growth & development/physiology
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Seafood/*parasitology
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Seasons
3.The Mucosal Changes and Influencing Factors in Upper Gastrointestinal Anisakiasis: Analysis of 141 Cases.
Eun Jung LEE ; Young Chai KIM ; Ho Gyeong JEONG ; Ok Jae LEE
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2009;53(2):90-97
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Anisakiasis is a well known parasitosis resulted from eating raw seafoods and there were many reports of cases. However, its endoscopic and clinical characteristics have not been reviewed well. The aim of this study was to clarify the gastric mucosal changes and influencing factors of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) anisakiasis. METHODS: We analyzed retrospectively the endoscopic and clinical characteristics of 141 cases with UGI anisakiasis diagnosed during UGI endoscopy, based on the review of medical records. The patients' data were collected consecutively from October 1999 through September 2006. RESULTS: In the 141 patients with UGI anisakiasis, the peak age was the 40s (44.7%). The female to male ratio was 1.82:1. The most prevailed season was winter (41.1%). The most frequent symptom was acute epigastric pain and 76.6% of the patients developed symptoms within 12 hours after the ingestion of raw seafoods. The greater curvature of body was the most preferred site of anisakid larvae. The median time from meal to symptom onset was shortest in esophageal location and longest in fundus location (3 vs. 18.7 hours). The various mucosal changes were observed and the most frequent mucosal change was edema (90.8%). Submucosal tumor was also found in 31.9% of the patients. The severity of mucosal change was related inversely with the time interval from meal to endoscopy (p=0.048). CONCLUSIONS: Anisakiasis presented various mucosal changes depending on the time interval from ingestion of raw seafood to endoscopy. Delayed endoscopy may lead chronic mucosal change and cause difficulty in the detection of anisakiasis. Therefore, the prompt endoscopic examination is required for the patients presenting acute gastrointestinal symptoms after taking raw fish.
Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Anisakiasis/*diagnosis/parasitology
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Edema/etiology
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Esophageal Diseases/*parasitology/pathology
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Female
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Gastric Mucosa/parasitology/*pathology
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Gastroscopy
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Humans
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Male
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Medical Records
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Middle Aged
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Retrospective Studies
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Seafood
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Stomach Diseases/*parasitology/pathology
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Time Factors
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Upper Gastrointestinal Tract/parasitology/*pathology
4.Pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma of borderline malignancy associated with Clonorchis sinensis.
Jong Hwan CHOI ; Ji Hoon KIM ; Chung Ho KIM ; Young Kul JUNG ; Jong Eun YEON ; Kwan Soo BYUN ; Insun KIM
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2015;30(3):398-401
No abstract available.
Animals
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Biopsy
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Clonorchiasis/diagnosis/*parasitology
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Clonorchis sinensis/*isolation & purification
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Cystadenoma, Mucinous/*parasitology/pathology/surgery
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Foodborne Diseases/diagnosis/*parasitology
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pancreatectomy
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Pancreatic Neoplasms/*parasitology/pathology/surgery
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Seafood/*parasitology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
5.Four cases of gastric submucosal mass suspected as anisakiasis.
Seoung Gu KIM ; Yun Ju JO ; Young Sook PARK ; Sung Hwan KIM ; Moon Hee SONG ; Han Hyo LEE ; Jeong Seon KIM ; Ji Won RYOU ; Jong Eun JOO ; Dong Hoon KIM
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2006;44(1):81-86
Anisakiasis is a parasitic disease caused by ingestion of raw fish infected with anisakid larvae. Endoscopic changing patterns of submucosal lesions in chronic gastric anisakiasis have not been known yet. Here we report 4 cases of suspected gastric anisakiasis which were improved during follow-up periods without surgical treatment. The patients presented with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting after consuming raw marine fish, and visited our gastroenterology outpatient department. Their endoscopic findings showed firm and yellowish submucosal masses accompanied with eccentric erosions. Histologic findings showed severe eosinophilic infiltrations. In blood tests, peripheral eosinophil counts and total IgE levels were elevated. We believed that all cases were caused by larval anisakid infections. The submucosal mass lesions disappeared during the follow-up periods of 2 to 4 mo.
Time Factors
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Stomach Neoplasms/diagnosis/pathology
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Seafood/parasitology
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Middle Aged
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Male
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Larva
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Immunoglobulin E/blood
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Humans
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Follow-Up Studies
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Female
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Eosinophils/cytology
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Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal/methods
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Chronic Disease
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Anisakiasis/*diagnosis/parasitology
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Animals
6.The Clinical Characteristics of Anisakis Allergy in Korea.
Sung Jin CHOI ; Jae Chun LEE ; Moo Jung KIM ; Gyu Young HUR ; Seung Youp SHIN ; Hae Sim PARK
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2009;24(2):160-163
Anisakidae larvae can cause anisakiasis when ingested by humans. Although several groups have reported a gastrointestinal Anisakis allergy among people in Spain and Japan, our report is the first to summarize the clinical features of 10 Anisakis allergy cases in Korea. We enrolled 10 Korean patients (6 men and 4 women) who complained of aggravated allergic symptoms after ingesting raw fish or seafood. Sensitization to Anisakis was confirmed by detecting serum specific IgE to Anisakis simplex. The most common manifestation of anisakiasis was urticaria (100%), followed by abdominal pain (30%) and anaphylaxis (30%). All patients presenting with these symptoms also exhibited high serum specific IgE (0.45 to 100 kU/L) to A. simplex. Nine patients (90%) exhibited atopy and increased total serum IgE levels. The fish species suspected of carrying the Anisakis parasite were flatfish (40%), congers (40%), squid (30%), whelk (10%), and tuna (10%). Anisakis simplex should be considered as a possible causative food allergen in adult patients presenting with urticaria, angioedema, and anaphylaxis following the consumption of raw fish or seafood.
Abdominal Pain/immunology
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Adult
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Aged
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Anaphylaxis/immunology
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Angioedema/immunology
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Animals
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Anisakiasis/complications/ethnology/*immunology
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Anisakis/*immunology
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Antibodies, Helminth/*blood
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Asian Continental Ancestry Group
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Female
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Food Hypersensitivity/complications/ethnology/*immunology
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin E/*blood
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Korea/epidemiology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Seafood/*adverse effects/parasitology
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Urticaria/immunology
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Young Adult