Korean J Parasitol.
2005 Jun;43(2):57-60. 10.3347/kjp.2005.43.2.57.
A human infection of Echinostoma hortense in duodenal bulb diagnosed by endoscopy
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- 1Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. hongsj@cau.ac.kr
- 2Department of Parasitology, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
- 3Ryujaehwa Internal Medicine Clinic, Bangu-dong 446, Chung-gu, Ulsan, Korea.
- KMID: 662803
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2005.43.2.57
Abstract
- As gastroduodenoscopy performed more frequently, case reports of human echinostomiasis are increasing in Korea. A Korean woman presented at a local clinic with complaints of abdominal pain and discomfort that had persisted for 2 weeks. Under gastroduodenoscopy, two motile flukes were found attached on the duodenal bulb, and retrieved with endoscopic forceps. She had history of eating raw frog meat. The two flukes were identified as Echinostoma hortense by egg morphology, 27 collar spines with 4 end-group spines, and surface ultrastructural characters. This report may prove frogs to be a source of human echinostome infections.
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