| Literature DB >> 27325803 |
Amirah Amir1, Romano Ngui1, Wan Hafiz Wan Ismail1, Kum T Wong2, Jaxinthe S K Ong3, Yvonne A L Lim1, Yee-Ling Lau1, Rohela Mahmud4.
Abstract
Human anisakiasis is a zoonosis acquired by eating raw or undercooked infected seafood. Herein, we report a case of acute dysentery caused by anisakiasis in a 64-year-old man in Malaysia. A colonoscopy was performed and a nematode larva was found penetrating the mucosa of the ascending colon. Bleeding was observed at the site of penetration. Y-shaped lateral epidermal cords were seen from the cross section of the worm, which is a prominent feature of Anisakis larva. Molecular analysis using polymerase chain reaction of cytochrome oxidase 2 (cox2) gene confirmed the specimen to be larva of Anisakis simplex. © The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27325803 PMCID: PMC4973191 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN: 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345