A case of Moniliformis moniliformis (Acanthocephala) infection in Iran.
Only a few cases of Acanthocephala infections have been reported in humans, and Moniliformis moniliformis is the most common species around the world. We report here a case of infection with M. moniliformis, which passed in the stool of a 2-year-old girl in Iran. The patient had abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and facial edema. According to her mother, the patient had habit of eating dirt and once a cockroach was discovered in her mouth. In stool examination, eggs of M. moniliformis were not found. She was treated with levamisole and the clinical symptoms reduced within 2 weeks. The specimen contained 2 pieces of a female worm with a total length of 148 mm lacking the posterior end. The spiral musculature of the proboscis receptacle and the shape of the trunk allowed its generic determination. Previously 2 cases of M. moniliformis infection were reported in Iran. This is the 3rd case of M. moniliformis infection in Iran.
Berenji
Fariba
F
Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran. fberenji@yahoo.com
Fata
Abdolmajid
A
Hosseininejad
Zahra
Z
D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007978:Levamisole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008990:Moniliformis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000871:Anthelmintics; D007978:Levamisole