Angiostrongyliasis: a rare cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
Angiostrongylus costaricensis is an intestinal nematode, endemic to Central and South America. Affecting mostly children, it causes an eosinophilic gastroenteritis with involvement of the appendix, distal small bowel, and right colon. We report a case of a 41-yr-old man, from a non-endemic area, with the unique presentation of recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. The diagnosis was made after surgical exploration.
Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York, New York.
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D000328:Adult; D000801:Angiostrongylus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology