Korean J Parasitol.
2006 Mar;44(1):81-86. 10.3347/kjp.2006.44.1.81.
Four cases of gastric submucosal mass suspected as anisakiasis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, 139-711, Korea. jyj1138@eulji.or.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, 139-711, Korea.
- KMID: 1091841
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2006.44.1.81
Abstract
- Anisakiasis is a parasitic disease caused by ingestion of raw fish infected with anisakid larvae. Endoscopic changing patterns of submucosal lesions in chronic gastric anisakiasis have not been known yet. Here we report 4 cases of suspected gastric anisakiasis which were improved during follow-up periods without surgical treatment. The patients presented with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting after consuming raw marine fish, and visited our gastroenterology outpatient department. Their endoscopic findings showed firm and yellowish submucosal masses accompanied with eccentric erosions. Histologic findings showed severe eosinophilic infiltrations. In blood tests, peripheral eosinophil counts and total IgE levels were elevated. We believed that all cases were caused by larval anisakid infections. The submucosal mass lesions disappeared during the follow-up periods of 2 to 4 mo.
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