title: A case of anisakidosis caused by Pseudoterranova decipiens larva.
abstract: Pseudoterranova decipiens larva is a rare cause of anisakiasis. Indeed, prior to the present study, there had been only 12 reports of larval P. decipiens infection in the Republic of Korea. In June 2011, an anisakid larva, 32.1 mm in length and 0.88 mm in width, and finally identified as the third stage larva of P. decipiens owing to the presence of an intestinal cecum but lacking ventricular appendage, was discovered in a 61-year-old woman during the course of endoscopy executed as a part of routine physical examinations. The patient had eaten raw a rockfish 13 hr prior to the endoscopy, but showed no symptoms of anisakiasis. This paper is the 13th report of P. decipiens infection in Korea.
authors: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan 330-715, Korea.
authors: Hak Kyun
authors: HK
authors: Na
authors: Min
authors: M
authors: Seo
authors: Jong-Yil
authors: JY
authors: Chai
authors: Eun Kyoung
authors: EK
authors: Lee
authors: Soung Min
authors: SM
authors: Jeon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D001199:Ascaridoidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008875:Middle Aged; D056910:Republic of Korea
keywords: Pseudoterranova decipiens; anisakiasis; endoscopy; rockfish