title: Short report: case of gnathostomiasis in Beijing, China.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. dorisli@126.com
authors.forename: Dong Ming
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xue Rong
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jing Song
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zhi Biao
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yukifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nawa
authors.forename: Paron
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dekumyoy
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000947:Antigens, Helminth