Oesophagostomiasis in man: report of the first Malaysian case with emphasis on its pathology.
This paper describes the first Malaysian case of oesophagostomiasis. The patient was an 8-year-old Malay boy who presented to Ipoh General Hospital, Perak with abdominal pain and weight loss. Examination revealed multiple cavitated pseudotumours of the colon. A hemicolectomy was performed. Examination of the lesions revealed Oesophagostomum worms in the necrotic centres. The differential diagnoses and the pathology caused by Oesophagostomum are discussed. A brief review of the available literature is presented.
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Department of Pathology, Ipoh General Hospital.
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D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009814:Oesophagostomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009815:Oesophagostomum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification