HUMAN INTESTINAL CAPILLARIASIS IN AN AREA OF NONENDEMICITY - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW

We report a rare case of human intestinal capillariasis in a young Col ombian man who presented with abdominal pain and mild, self-limited di arrhea. Capillaria eggs were visualized in the feces, and treatment wi th mebendazole (200 mg/d for 3 weeks) resulted in clinical and parasit ological cure. To our knowledge, this is the first case in a South Ame rican person and the second case reported in Europe. This case highlig hts the acquisition of endemic intestinal parasitosis far away from cl assically considered areas of endemicity. We review the English-langua ge literature on human intestinal capillariasis and compare findings f rom other cases with those from the current case.