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* Causes '''gnathostomiasis''', also known as '''larva migrans profundus''' |
* Causes '''gnathostomiasis''', also known as '''larva migrans profundus''' |
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| + | * Acquired by ingestion of undercooked fish, reptiles, or amphibians |
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== Clinical Presentation == |
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Revision as of 22:17, 4 July 2020
- Causes gnathostomiasis, also known as larva migrans profundus
Background
Microbiology
- Human infection caused by the nematode (roundworm) Gnathostoma spinigerum or Gnathostoma hispidum
Epidemiology
- Acquired by ingestion of undercooked fish, reptiles, or amphibians
Clinical Presentation
- Migrating itchy and painful nodules
- History of eating raw freshwater fish, reptiles, or amphibians
- Primarily in SE Asia, South/Central America (especially Peru), and Australia
- Now case reports of it in eels in the US
Diagnosis
- Serology
