Sh. Lee et al., A CASE OF INTESTINAL CAPILLARIASIS IN THE REPUBLIC-OF-KOREA, The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 48(4), 1993, pp. 542-546
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12
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Tropical Medicine
In 1991, we observed a Korean man infected by Capillaria philippinensi
s who had no history of traveling in known endemic areas. He had year-
long diarrhea with severe loss of body weight. He enjoyed hunting and
fishing and eating raw meat of game animals and fish. An open full-thi
ckness biopsy of the ileum showed flat mucosal surface and sections of
the round worm, and fecal examination revealed numerous elliptical he
lminth eggs. The worms and eggs were consistent with features of C phi
lippinensis. He was treated with albendazole and was cured. This is th
e first known case of intestinal capillariasis in the Republic of Kore
a.