Title
Gnathostomiasis: An emerging imported disease
Date Issued
01 June 2003
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
McCroddan J.
Dekumyoy P.
Chiodini P.L.
Imperial College
Publisher(s)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Abstract
As the scope of international travel expands, an increasing number of travelers are coming into contact with helminthic parasites rarely seen outside the tropics. As a result, the occurrence of Gnathostoma spinigerum infection leading to the clinical syndrome gnathostomiasis is increasing. In areas where Gnathostoma is not endemic, few clinicians are familiar with this disease. To highlight this underdiagnosed parasitic infection, we describe a case series of patients with gnathostomiasis who were treated during a 12-month period at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London.
Start page
647
End page
650
Volume
9
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Medicina tropical Enfermedades infecciosas Parasitología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0038725717
PubMed ID
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10806040
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