Short report: case of gnathostomiasis in Beijing, China.
A 59-year-old woman sought treatment of for creeping eruption and erythematous plaques associated with high fever and systemic symptoms. She had a history of eating undercooked freshwater fish raised in Beijing 10 days before admission and reported no travel during the previous year. Blood examination showed eosinophila and ultrasonography detected multiple hypoechoic areas in the liver and spleen. Western blot test detected specific antibodies to the larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum. Cutaneous and visceral larva migrations associated with G. spinigerum were diagnosed. Twenty-three cases in 12 provinces have been reported in the Chinese literature but none have been reported in English.
Li
Dong Ming
DM
Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. dorisli@126.com
Chen
Xue Rong
XR
Zhou
Jing Song
JS
Xu
Zhi Biao
ZB
Nawa
Yukifumi
Y
Dekumyoy
Paron
P
D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000276:immunology; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006039:Gnathostoma / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D007815:Larva Migrans / Q000469:parasitology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000503:physiopathology; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000503:physiopathology*
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000947:Antigens, Helminth