Gnathostoma
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- 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 fush, 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
