[Gnathostomiasis in Brazil: case report].
Gnathostomiasis is an endemic disease in Asian countries caused by the ingestion of larval stage of Gnathostoma sp roundworms that may be acquired by eating raw fresh-water fish. It can reach many organs and the skin is one of them, characterized by creeping eruptions and/or migrating erythema. Since 1970 the number of patients affected seems to be increasing in Central and South America countries like Mexico and Peru. This is the first notification and publication of gnathostomiasis in Brazil, and it serves as an alert to the possibility of the emergence of this disease in non-endemic areas. We report a case of a man who traveled to Peru and developed cutaneous features accordant with gnathostomiasis.
Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia.
Christiane Maria de Castro
CM
Dani
Karina Frias
KF
Mota
Paola Vizcaichipi
PV
Sanchotene
Juan Piñeiro
JP
Maceira
Cláudia Pires Amaral
CP
Maia
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006039:Gnathostoma; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000473:pathology