Intestinal anisakiasis in Italy: case report.
A case of intestinal anisakiasis caused by Anisakis sp. larva type I in a woman from Italy who consumed raw marinated anchovies, is reported. The diagnosis was based on the morphological features characteristic of anisakid larval stages, which were readily recognized in a large granuloma removed after emergency surgical treatment.
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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CM
Moschella
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Mattiucci
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Mingazzini
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De Angelis
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Assenza
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Lombardo
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Monaco
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Paggi
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Modini
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017129:Anisakiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D017163:Anisakis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D007558:Italy; D007814:Larva; D008854:Microscopy, Electron