title: Intestinal capillariasis (Capillaria philippinensis) acquired in Indonesia: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of intestinal capillariasis in a 32-year-old Italian man. After he made a trip to Indonesia that lasted approximately one month, he developed heartburn, abdominal pain, irregular bowel movements, headache, fatigue, weight loss, low-grade fever, and severe itching. The diagnosis was provided by the recovery of Capillaria philippinensis eggs in the stool. Treatment with oral albendazole, 200 mg twice a day for 21 days, resulted in clinical and parasitologic cure. This is the first report of C. philippinensis infection acquired in Indonesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, University-IRCCS S., Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chichino
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bernuzzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cevini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Atzori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malfitano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scaglia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D002195:Capillaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D015766:Albendazole