Case of Gnathostomiasis in Beijing, China

Dong Ming Li Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Tropical Institute of Beijing, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Division of Parasitology, Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan; Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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Xue Rong Chen Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Tropical Institute of Beijing, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Division of Parasitology, Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan; Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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Jing Song Zhou Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Tropical Institute of Beijing, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Division of Parasitology, Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan; Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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Zhi Biao Xu Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Tropical Institute of Beijing, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Division of Parasitology, Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan; Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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Yukifumi Nawa Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Tropical Institute of Beijing, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Division of Parasitology, Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan; Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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Paron Dekumyoy Department of Dermatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Tropical Institute of Beijing, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Division of Parasitology, Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan; Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.185
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Volume 80: Issue 2
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185–187
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A 59-year-old woman sought treatment of for creeping eruption and erythematous plaques associated with high fever and systemic symptoms. She had a history of eating undercooked freshwater fish raised in Beijing 10 days before admission and reported no travel during the previous year. Blood examination showed eosinophila and ultrasonography detected multiple hypoechoic areas in the liver and spleen. Western blot test detected specific antibodies to the larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum. Cutaneous and visceral larva migrations associated with G. spinigerum were diagnosed. Twenty-three cases in 12 provinces have been reported in the Chinese literature but none have been reported in English.

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Copyright 2009 The American Society of Tropical Medicine 2009
Received:
29 Oct 2007
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Accepted:
19 May 2008
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Published Online:
Feb 2009
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
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