Rectal bleeding due to Oesophagostomum brumpti: report of a case.
A case of oesophagostomiasis of the large intestine in a black Ethiopian sailor is described. Diagnosis was made histologically by finding the parasite in nodules of the intestinal wall. A review of the literature is included.
D000328:Adult; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009814:Oesophagostomiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum