Endoscopic discovery and capture of Necator americanus in the stomach.
We report a case of the endoscopic discovery and removal of a specimen of Necator americanus hooked into the gastric mucosa of a black woman from Zaire. We extracted the parasite by means of biopsy forceps. Signs of previous bites were seen in the antrum. This exceptional localization might be due to a jejuno-duodeno-gastric reflux.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D009331:Necator / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009332:Necatoriasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology*