A human case of Stellantchasmus falcatus infection in Korea.
In an attempt to find the worm producing unidentified egg, one minute fluke was collect from a Korean patient after praziquantel administration. The fluke was identified to be Stellantchasmus falcatus by the expulsor. Brackish water fish was suggested to be a probable source of the infection.
Hong
S J
SJ
Department of Parasitology, Chung-Ang University Faculty of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hongsj@cau.ac.kr
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D007723:Korea; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014200:Trematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*
D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel