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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 41(1), 1989, pp. 91-94
Copyright © 1989 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Human Gnathostomiasis: Infection with an Immature Male Gnathostoma Spinigerum

P. R. Hira, R. Neafie, B. Prakash, L. Tammim AND K. Behbehani
Kuwait University, Kuwait; Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC; Farwaniya Hospital, Farwaniya, Kuwait; and Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait

Gnathostomiasis, usually caused by larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum, is a significant cause of morbidity in the Far East. We report a case of gnathostomiasis in volving a male Thai residing in Kuwait who presented with acute pain in the right iliac fossa. A resection of the terminal ileum and cecum was performed. Microscopic examination showed a parasite in an eosinophilic abscess. The nematode was identified as an immature male G. spinigerum based on size, morphology, and distribution of cuticular spines.






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