Cutaneous and medullar gnathostomiasis in travelers to Mexico and Thailand.
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.
Górgolas
Miguel de
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
Santos-O'Connor
Francisco
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Unzú
A López
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Fernández-Guerrero
Manuel L
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Gárate
Teresa
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Troyas Guarch
Rosa María
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Grobusch
Martin P
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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
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole