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* Migrating itchy and painful nodules |
* Migrating itchy and painful nodules |
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* History of eating raw freshwater |
* History of eating raw freshwater fish, reptiles, or amphibians |
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* Primarily in SE Asia, South/Central America (especially Peru), and Australia |
* Primarily in SE Asia, South/Central America (especially Peru), and Australia |
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** Now case reports of it in eels in the US |
** Now case reports of it in eels in the US |
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Revision as of 15:43, 10 December 2019
- Causes gnathostomiasis, also known as larva migrans profundus
Microbiology
- Human infection caused by the nematode (roundworm) Gnathostoma spinigerum or Gnathostoma hispidum
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
