title: Cutaneous and medullar gnathostomiasis in travelers to Mexico and Thailand.
abstract: Gnathostomiasis is a rare nematode disease acquired by travelers to endemic areas. The most common clinical presentations are cutaneous forms; however, neurologic involvement can also occur. We present two cases of gnathostomiasis, one of them with severe neurologic complications, in Spanish travelers to Thailand and Mexico, who consumed local food and became infected.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel de
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Górgolas
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santos-O'Connor
authors.forename: A López
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Unzú
authors.forename: Manuel L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fernández-Guerrero
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gárate
authors.forename: Rosa María
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Troyas Guarch
authors.forename: Martin P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Grobusch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006039:Gnathostoma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013030:Spain; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole