A case of gastritis associated with gastric capillariasis.
This report is about the case of gastritis associated with capillariasis. The patient was a 52-yr-old Korean woman who occasionally ate raw fish and chicken. She complained of mild abdominal pain and nausea, but not diarrhea. An endoscopic examination revealed an exudative flat erosive change on the gastric mucosa of the antrum. She was microscopically diagnosed as chronic gastritis with numerous eosinophil infiltrations. The sectioned worms and eggs in mucosa were morphologically regarded as belonging to the genus Capillaria. This is the first case of gastric capillariasis reported in the Republic of Korea.
Kim
Jin
J
Department of Parasitology, Seonam University College of Medicine, Namwon, Korea. jinkim16@hanmail.net
Joo
Hyun-Soo
HS
Jung
Saera
S
Kim
Hyung-Seok
HS
Lee
Min-Young
MY
Jeong
Jong-Jae
JJ
Kim
Hyung-Seok
HS
D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002195:Capillaria; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D005756:Gastritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D015766:Albendazole