title: [Two cases of human infection by Echinostoma cinetorchis]
abstract: Eggs of Echinostoma sp. were found from two patients who were hospitalized between Oct. and Dec. 1985. Single dose of 10 mg/kg of praziquantel was prescribed to each patient and after purgation with magnesium salt seven and two adult worms of Echinostoma cinetorchis in respect were recovered from patients. The first case was a 54-year-old male residing at Chungju city in Chungbuk province. He was hospitalized because of severe weight loss and frequent urination. The second case was a 71-year-old male residing at Chungsun-kun in Kangwon province, and hospitalized due to suspected lung cancer. The average size of the eggs found in the stools was 98 x 63 micrometer (the first case) and 100 x 67 micrometer (the second case) respectively, and total nine worms collected were identified as E. cinetorchis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Science and Parasitology, Wonju Medical College, Yonsei University, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Suk
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ryang
authors.forename: Kyum Yung
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Won Tsen
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kye Chul
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Kyung Won
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tai Seung
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kim