1/5. Human Gongylonema infection in a resident of new york city.A case of infection with Gongylonema is described in a 41-year-old woman living in new york city. The patient sought medical attention with the complaint of a sensation of 1-year duration of something moving in her mouth. On two occasions she removed worms from her mouth, once from her lip, once from the gum. One of the specimens submitted for examination was an adult female Gongylonema. It is not possible to say whether the infection was acquired in new york city, or elsewhere, since the patient traveled frequently to mississippi to visit relatives. As cases of delusional parasitosis continue to increase, clinicians and laboratorians alike need to be alert to the possibility that foreign objects removed from the mouth, or elsewhere, may indeed represent unusual parasitic infections, and that these objects should be examined before being discarded.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = mouth (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/5. Gongylonema infection of the mouth in a resident of Cambridge, massachusetts.We report a case of Gongylonema infection of the mouth, which caused a migrating, serpiginous tract in a resident of massachusetts. This foodborne infection, which is acquired through accidental ingestion of an infected insect, such as a beetle or a roach, represents the 11th such case reported in the united states.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.6666666666667keywords = mouth (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/5. Case report: intraocular gnathostomiasis in vietnam.This is the report of the first case of intraocular gnathostomiasis diagnosed in vietnam. The disease progressed in two months in two distinct phases: in the first phase, the patient had swellings, which appeared at different times and in different locations, on his face--this phase lasted around one month; the second phase was the embedding of the parasite in the vitreous cavity of the right eye and uveitis. Surgical extraction of a living gnathostoma larva was carried out. Based on morphological, histological criteria, the larva may have been an atypical third-stage of gnathostoma spinigerum.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.071698964184366keywords = cavity (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/5. A human case of gnathostomiasis nipponica confirmed indirectly by finding infective larvae in leftover largemouth bass meat.A human case of creeping eruption due to gnathostoma nipponicum was confirmed indirectly by finding infective advanced third-stage larvae in leftover largemouth bass meat. This is the first report indicating that the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) serves as a source of G. nipponicum infection in humans.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = mouth (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/5. Intraocular gnathostoma spinigerum. Clinicopathologic study of two cases with review of literature.BACKGROUND: Live intraocular nematode is a rare occurrence that is mostly reported in Southeast Asian countries. Common nematodes that are seen live in the eye are microfilaria, gnathostoma, and angiostrongylus. Approximately 12 cases of intraocular gnathostomiasis have been reported in the literature. METHOD: Two cases of intraocular gnathostoma, removed by vitrectomy in the first case and by paracentesis in the second case, are reported. Morphologic study of the parasites in wet preparation was performed under dissecting microscope and fixed in Karnovosky's fixative. light microscopic and scanning electron microscopic studies were also performed. RESULTS: The first patient had anterior uveitis, multiple iris holes, and dense vitreous haze with fibrous proliferation over the optic disc. On resolution of the vitreous haze, a live worm was seen in the vitreous cavity. The second patient had anterior uveitis with secondary glaucoma, multiple iris holes, mild vitritis, and focal subretinal haemorrhage with subretinal tracts. Four days later a live worm was seen in the anterior chamber and removed. Microscopic study of the parasites from both patients revealed typical head bulb with four circumferential rows of hooklets, and fine cuticular spines were seen on the surface of the body. CONCLUSIONS: iris holes, uveitis, and subretinal haemorrhage with subretinal tract can be characteristic features of intraocular gnathostomiasis. Identification of this parasite can be made by typical features, which can be identified on light and scanning electron microscopic study.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.071698964184366keywords = cavity (Clic here for more details about this article) |