Human gnathostomiasis: infection with an immature male Gnathostoma spinigerum.
Gnathostomiasis, usually caused by larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum, is a significant cause of morbidity in the Far East. We report a case of gnathostomiasis involving a male Thai residing in Kuwait who presented with acute pain in the right iliac fossa. A resection of the terminal ileum and cecum was performed. Microscopic examination showed a parasite in an eosinophilic abscess. The nematode was identified as an immature male G. spinigerum based on size, morphology, and distribution of cuticular spines.
Kuwait University.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002432:Cecum / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D006039:Gnathostoma / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D007730:Kuwait; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D013785:Thailand / Q000208:ethnology