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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 47(1), 1992, pp. 10-12
Copyright © 1992 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Intestinal Capillariasis (Capillaria Philippinensis) Acquired in Indonesia: A Case Report

Guido Chichino, Anna Maria Bernuzzi, Antonella Bruno, Claudia Cevini, Chiara Atzori, Antonello Malfitano AND Massimo Scaglia
Laboratory of Clinical Parasitology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University-IRCCS S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy

We report a case of intestinal capillariasis in a 32-year-old Italian man. After he made a trip to Indonesia that lasted approximately one month, he developed heartburn, abdominal pain, irregular bowel movements, headache, fatigue, weight loss, low-grade fever, and severe itching. The diagnosis was provided by the recovery of Capillaria philippinensis eggs in the stool. Treatment with oral albendazole, 200 mg twice a day for 21 days, resulted in clinical and parasitologic cure. This is the first report of C. philippinensis infection acquired in Indonesia.






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