A case of Rictularia infection of man in New York.
A gravid female nematode was found in histopathologic sections of an appendix in a postmortem examination. This parasite was identified as Rictularia, a genus of small intestinal parasites in numerous mammals. The parasites of this genus have not previously been identified in man.
D000368:Aged; D001065:Appendix / Q000469:parasitology; D001344:Autopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009519:New York City; D013151:Spiruroidea