[Intestinal angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus costaricencis. Apropos of a case in Martinique].
Intestinal angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a rare nematodiasis which is present mainly in Costa-Rica, and in some other countries in the northern part of South America, Central America, and in the southern part of Mexico. This is a report of the first case from Martinique involving a sixteen month old child, and proved by an intestinal pathologic study. The epidemiology of the disease, its clinical, parasitological, histopathologic and therapeutic aspects are emphasized.
Jeandel
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Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital de la Meynard, Fort-de-France, Martinique.
Fortier
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G
Pitre-Delaunay
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C
Jouannelle
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A
D000801:Angiostrongylus; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008395:Martinique; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013827:Thiabendazole
Angiostrongylose intestinale à Angiostrongylus costaricensis. A propos d'un cas en Martinique.