https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/186586
Title: | Cutaneous Larva Migrans Induced by Swallowing Live Pond Loaches | Authors: | KUO, Y.-L. WU, YU-HUNG SU, KUA-EYRE |
Issue Date: | 2011 | Journal Volume: | v.36 | Journal Issue: | n.8 | Start page/Pages: | 878-881 | Source: | CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY | Abstract: | Freshwater fish, specifically loaches, are potential hosts of Gnathostoma species. Consumption of uncooked freshwater loaches may result in cutaneous larva migrans. We report the case of a 70-year-old Taiwanese man who presented with a serpiginous skin rash on his abdomen. He had eaten live loaches intermittently (sometimes daily) for 5 months before his presentation. On histopathological examination, a transected parasite body and a headbulb were found in the mid-dermis. The parasite was confirmed as belonging to the genus Gnathostoma, most likely Gnathostoma doloresi. The patient recovered uneventfully without treatment, and had no symptoms at his 12-month follow-up visit. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/241700 |
Appears in Collections: | 醫學系 |
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