Infestation of the human intestine by the millipede, Nopoiulus kochii.
Specimens of the millipede, Nopoiulus kochii (Gervais) were seen in faeces and vomit of a 14-year-old boy residing in Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey. The patient complained of a burning sensation in his throat and stomach-ache. Physical examination revealed no pathological findings, and how the patient became infected was unknown. Anti-parasitic drugs (niclosamide, albendazole), which he had been taking intermittently for 2 years by the prescription of a physician, had not resolved the problem.
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Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Ataturk University, Medical School, Erzurum, Turkey. ertekmustafa@atauni.edu.tr
Aslan
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Yazgi
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Torun
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Ayyildiz
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Tasyaran
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D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D014421:Turkey; D014839:Vomiting / Q000469:parasitology