A human case infected by the larva of Terranova type A in Korea.
A human case infected with Terranova type A larva was found in Korea. The patient was a 23-year old soldier of the Korean Army and the chief complaint was acute abdominal pain. The pain was chiefly at right lower quadrant. Appendectomy was performed under the clinical impression of acute appendicitis. However, during the surgery, a nematode larva was found moving on the serosal surface of terminal ileum. The worm was 25.76mm long and 0.66mm wide, and had the intestinal cecum reaching to anterior one-third level of ventriculus and a mucron at posterior end. Therefore, it was diagnosed as Terranova type A larva. This is the first human case of Terranova type A larva infection in Korea.
Seo
Byong Seol
BS
Department of Parasitology and Institute of Endemic Diseases, College of Medicine,Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Chai
Jong Yil
JY
Lee
Soon Hyung
SH
Hong
Sung Tae
ST
Seo
Jeong Wook
JW
Noh
Sung Hoon
SH