Acanthocephalan, probably Bolbosoma, from the peritoneal cavity of man in Japan.
An immature female acanthocephalan in a tumor on the serosa over the ileum of a 16-year-old boy in Kagoshima, Japan, was identified as probably a species of Bolbosoma. This is the second such case to be reported.
D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000469:parasitology*