title: Macracanthorhynchus ingens Infection in an 18-Month-Old Child in Florida: A Case Report and Review of Acanthocephaliasis in Humans.
abstract: A case of acanthocephaliasis in an 18-month-old child caused by Macracanthorhynchus ingens is reported from Florida. This represents only the third documented case of this species in a human host. An overview of human cases of acanthocephaliasis in the literature is presented, along with a review of the biology, clinical manifestations and pathology in the human host, morphology, and diagnosis.
authors: Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors: Blaine A
authors: BA
authors: Mathison
authors: Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors: Henry S
authors: HS
authors: Bishop
authors: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Palm Beach Children's Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida.
authors: Chad R
authors: CR
authors: Sanborn
authors: Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.|IHRC, Inc, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors: Samaly
authors: S
authors: Dos Santos Souza
authors: Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Bradbury
mesh_terms: D000049:Acanthocephala; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D011716:Pyrantel Pamoate / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011716:Pyrantel Pamoate
keywords: Macracanthorhynchus; Moniliformis; acanthocephaliasis; pediatrics; zoonotic