Kosin Med J.  2012 Dec;27(2):73-78. 10.7180/kmj.2012.27.2.73.

Anisakidosis in Korea; Changes Over the Last Decade

• Cha HJ
• Ock MS

• KMID: 2308514
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7180/kmj.2012.27.2.73

Abstract

Anisakidosis is caused by Anisakis simplex and other anisakids larvae parasitizing marine fish and cephalopods. A lot of case reports about anisakidosis have been published in Korea because of raw fish eating habits. Recently seafood consumption has continued to increase due to health concerns and thus, it increases the risk for infectious diseases including anisakidosis. The aim of this review is to analyze the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of anisakidosis during the last 10 years in Korea, based on the case reports published from 2000 to 2010. The incidence age was changed from 30s and 40s to 50s. The young generation was considered to consume seafood in various ways, including raw fish as well. The most noticeable change was the appearance of Anisakis allergy patients over the last decade. The patients showed abdominal pain, urticaria after eating sea food. It reaffirmed that anisakid infection induces not only gastric and intestinal anisakidosis but also cause allergic reaction. Anisakid should be considered as a possible causative food allergen provoking allergic responses after eating raw fish.

Keyword

Anisakidosis; Anisakis allergy; Anisakis simplex; Case reports; Review

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Anisakis
Cephalopoda
Communicable Diseases
Eating
Humans
Hypersensitivity
Incidence
Korea
Larva
Methylmethacrylates
Polystyrenes
Seafood
Urticaria
Methylmethacrylates
Polystyrenes

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