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Hepatic Granuloma Due to a Nymph of Linguatula Serrata in a Woman from Michigan: a Case Report and Review of the Literature^*

C. H. Gardiner, John W. Dyke AND Sandra F. Shirley

Department of Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20306
Department of Laboratories, The Edward W. Sparrow Hospital Association, Lansing, Michigan 48909

There have been seven cases of human infection by nymphs of Linguatula serrata reported from the United States. Only three of these, however, are proven to be autochthonous. We report a rare case of hepatic granuloma due to a nymph of L. serrata in a woman from Michigan. She had never left the continental United States.

Accepted for publication September 2, 1983.

^* The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense.

Dr. Gardiner's military designation is LCDR, MSC, USN.