title: Abdominal angiostrongyliasis with involvement of liver histopathologically confirmed: a case report.
abstract: Human abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic disease caused by ingestion of the L3 larvae of Angiostrongylus costaricensis. The human infection gives rise to a pathological condition characterized by acute abdominal pain, secondary to an inflammatory granulomatous reaction, marked eosinophilia and eosinophilic vasculitis. Most commonly this disease is limited to intestinal location, primary ileocecal, affecting the mesenteric arterial branches and intestinal walls. We present one of the few cases reported around the world with simultaneous involvement of the intestines and liver, including proved presence of nematodes inside the hepatic arteriole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, San Juan de Dios Hospital, Costa Rica. dr.quiros@gmail.com
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Quirós
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bonilla
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arce
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: Yendry
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiménez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000801:Angiostrongylus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000473:pathology*