title: Intestinal capillariasis acquired in Egypt.
abstract: A 34-year-old Egyptian man presented with a 4-month history of profound weight loss, diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Extensive investigations in Egypt had failed to provide a diagnosis but subsequent stool examinations revealed ova of Capillaria philippinensis. The patient made a slow but complete recovery after treatment with albendazole. The literature on intestinal capillariasis is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Mikhail
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Chiodini
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Murray-Lyon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002195:Capillaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D004534:Egypt; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole