Human pentastomiasis: a case report.
We report a case of human pentastomiasis in a 55-year-old farmer whose diagnosis was made incidentally during laparotomy on account of a mechanical small intestinal obstruction caused by adhesions. Encysted parasites and degenerative granulomas were found in the omentum and in the subserosal layer of the small intestine. These parasites were diagnosed as Armillifer armillatus larvae. The patient made an uneventful recovery after the operation and was discharged. He is being followed up.
Dakubo
J C B
JC
Department of Surgery, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra. jdakubo@yahoo.com
Etwire
V K
VK
Kumoji
R
R
Naaeder
S B
SB
D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D015047:Zoonoses