Korean J Dermatol.
2001 Dec;39(12):1427-1429.
A Case of Gnathostomiasis
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- 1Department of Dermatology, St. Paul's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. PAULDERMA@yahoo.co.kr
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- Gnathostomiasis is caused by the nematode parasite Gnathostoma spinigerum. Humans are usually infected by ingestion of inadequately cooked fish, containing larva. Gnathostomiasis is endemic in much of southeast Asia including Thailand, Japan, China and Philippines. It causes migratory cutaneous erythematous indurated plaque and serious visceral sequellae. Treatment with all kinds of antiparasitic drugs has been disappointing. The disease has not been reported in Korea. We report the first case of gnathostomiasis in a 41-year-old Korean man travelling in an endemic area.
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