In a randomized open study, we compared the efficacy of a single dose of oral ivermectin (200 microg/kg) and oral albendazole (400 mg/day for 21 days) for the treatment of cutaneous gnathostomiasis. (scite.ai)
Gnathostoma7
Gnathostomiasis, also known as larva migrans profundus,: 436 is the human infection caused by the nematode Gnathostoma spinigerum and/or Gnathostoma hispidum, which infects vertebrates. (wikipedia.org)
Human gnathostomiasis is infection by the migrating third-stage larvae of any of five species of Gnathostoma. (wikipedia.org)
Human gnathostomiasis is caused by several species of parasitic worms (nematodes) in the genus Gnathostoma . (cdc.gov)
Zambrano-Zaragoza JF, Durán-Avelar Mde J, Messina-Robles M, Vibanco-Pérez N. Characterization of the Humoral Immune Response against Gnathostoma binucleatum in Patients Clinically Diagnosed with Gnathostomiasis. (medscape.com)
Predictive factors for Gnathostoma seropositivity in patients visiting the Gnathostomiasis Clinic at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Thailand during 2000-2005. (medscape.com)
Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Infection of Raw Fish Consumers in Gnathostoma Nematode-Endemic and Nonendemic Countries. (nih.gov)
Human gnathostomiasis is a foodborne parasitic zoonosis caused by spiruroid nematodes of the genus Gnathostoma ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
Infection5
citation needed] Infection of humans by gnathostomiasis is accidental because humans are not one of the definitive hosts of the parasite and do not allow the parasite to complete its life cycle. (wikipedia.org)
The ingested third stage larva migrates from the gastric wall and its migration results in the symptoms associated with infection by gnathostomiasis. (wikipedia.org)
For patients at risk of Loa loa infection (because of previous travel to regions in central or West Africa where the infection is endemic), day-blood tests (samples taken between 12:00-2:00 p.m.) were performed to check for microfilaria and a filaria enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed to exclude this diagnosis (Calabar swellings, indicative of Loa loa infection, may mimic gnathostomiasis). (medscape.com)
If left untreated, gnathostomiasis may remit and recur several times until death of the larvae ≈12 years after infection. (cdc.gov)
Gnathostomiasis: a rare nematode infection. (nih.gov)
Eosinophilia3
Physicians diagnose gnathostomiasis on the basis of eosinophilia, migratory lesions, and the patient's history of geographic and dietary exposures ( 6 ). (cdc.gov)
The majority of patients with gnathostomiasis (91%) had eosinophilia. (scite.ai)
Physical signs or symptoms that suggest a parasitic cause for eosinophilia include transient rashes (schistosomiasis or strongyloidiasis), fever (Katayama syndrome - pruritus (onchocerciasis) or migratingsubcutaneous swellings (loiasis, gnathostomiasis). (rajeevclinic.com)
Pentastomiasis2
This is the conclusion of a study published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology, which shows that people can catch certain diseases (trichinosis, pentastomiasis, gnathostomiasis and sparganosis) by eating the meat of reptiles such as crocodiles, turtles, lizards or snakes. (reptilelink.com)
Infections such as trichinosis, pentastomiasis, gnathostomiasis, and sparganosis have been linked to the consumption of reptiles like snakes, according to research that was recently published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology. (nccmed.com)
Zoonosis caused1
Gnathostomiasis is a food-borne zoonosis caused by eating undercooked or raw fish or meat. (nih.gov)
Larvae1
The incubation period for gnathostomiasis is 3-4 weeks when the larvae begin to migrate through the subcutaneous tissue of the body. (wikipedia.org)
In the past, gnathostomiasis was regarded as restricted to certain Asian and Central American countries, but increase of migratory flux and changes in alimentary habits have contributed to importing cases into areas where the disease is not endemic ( 1 , 2 ). (cdc.gov)
Albendazole1
Albendazole for the treatment of human gnathostomiasis. (medscape.com)
Hospital for Trop1
The case notes of patients in whom gnathostomiasis was diagnosed at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases were reviewed retrospectively for clinical symptoms and confirmatory serologic results for the period April 1, 2000, to March 31, 2001. (medscape.com)
Clinical3
Rusnak JM, Lucey DR. Clinical gnathostomiasis: case report and review of the English- language literature. (medscape.com)
Gnathostomiasis was highly suspected on the basis of the clinical and epidemiologic findings and results of skin biopsies. (cdc.gov)
However, the clinical picture is most consistent with early gnathostomiasis (the phase before the worm moves out of the intestines to cause cutaneous manifestations. (microbe.tv)
Diagnosis2
Proteomics of Gnathostomiasis: A Way Forward for Diagnosis and Treatment Development. (nih.gov)
We evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of anti-G. spinigerum L3 IgG subclass antibodies for diagnosis of 43 patients with gnathostomiasis. (scite.ai)
Spinigerum1
The results show incomplete cross-reactivity between the two assays: the G. spinigerum-antigen-based immunoblot apparently only detects Asian gnathostomiasis caused by G. spinigerum, whereas the G. binucleatum-antigen-based immunoblot is apparently capable of detecting American as well as Asian gnathostomiasis. (unibas.ch)
Parasitosis1
Gnathostomiasis is a zoonotic parasitosis endemic in many Asian and some Latin American countries. (unibas.ch)
Disease1
Herman JS, Chiodini PL. Gnathostomiasis, another emerging imported disease. (medscape.com)
Brazil3
Chaves CM, Chaves C, Zoroquiain P, Belfort R Jr, Burnier MN Jr. Ocular Gnathostomiasis in Brazil: A Case Report. (medscape.com)
Gnathostomiasis in a 37-year-old man, Brazil. (cdc.gov)
Gnathostomiasis was previously reported in Brazil, but the patient was infected in Peru ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
Symptoms1
Following a meal that included raw fish in Bangladesh, a woman aged 40 years had symptoms suggestive of gnathostomiasis. (nih.gov)
Patients1
However, we repeatedly experienced that sera from patients with clinically suspected American gnathostomiasis gave negative results in this assay. (unibas.ch)
Thailand2
[ 5 , 6 ] All serologic testing for gnathostomiasis was performed in the Department of Helminthology of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. (medscape.com)
Gnathostomiasis is found mostly in Japan and Thailand. (cdc.gov)
Case2
Intraocular gnathostomiasis: report of a case and review of literature. (medscape.com)
We used molecular tools to identify an autochthonous case of gnathostomiasis in Madagascar. (cdc.gov)
Review3
Nawa Y. Historical review and current status of gnathostomiasis in Asia. (medscape.com)
Bhattacharjee H, Das D, Medhi J. Intravitreal gnathostomiasis and review of literature. (medscape.com)
Historical review and current status of gnathostomiasis in Asia. (nih.gov)
Area2
Plausible epidemiologic risk is defined as travel to an area in which gnathostomiasis had been reported previously (i.e. (medscape.com)
He reported no history of traveling to a gnathostomiasis-endemic area. (cdc.gov)