Intestinal perforation caused by larval Eustrongylides (Nematoda: Dioctophymatoidae) in New Jersey.
Two large living nematodes were removed from the peritoneal cavity of a 17-year-old youth complaining of intense abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant. The worms measured 55 and 59 mm in length and were identified as fourth-stage larvae of Eustrongylides. The patient gave a history of swallowing live minnows while fishing.
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Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
Hurwitz
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Sun
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Coletta
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D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000469:parasitology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology*