Hypereosinophilia and abdominopulmonary gnathostomiasis.

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dc.contributor.authorIntapan, Pewpan Men_US
dc.contributor.authorMorakote, Nimiten_US
dc.contributor.authorChansung, Kanchanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMaleewong, Wanchaien_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T15:01:58Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T15:01:58Z
dc.date.issued2008-09-09en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractA 16-year-old Thai male presented with sudden onset severe epigastric and right upper quadrant pain, fever (39 degrees C), chills and malaise. He gave no history of underlying disease, migratory swelling or urticarial skin rash. He had a history of frequently eating raw pork. Physical examination revealed a soft abdomen with markedly tender hepatomegaly. His blood count showed extreme leukocytosis with hypereosinophilia. After admission he developed a non-productive cough with left sided chest pain, a chest x-ray showed a left pleural effusion. Serological findings were positive for Gnathostoma larval antigen but not Fasciola antigen. The patient recovered completely after albendazole treatment. His clinical presentation is compatible with abdominopulmonary hypereosinophilic syndrome or visceral larva gnathostomiasis. The presented case is interesting not only for physicians who work in endemic areas of gnathostomiasis but also for clinicians who work in travel medicine clinics in developed countries, to consider abdominopulmonary gnathostomiasis when patients present with the signs and symptoms of visceral larva migrans.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand. pewpan@kku.ac.then_US
dc.identifier.citationIntapan PM, Morakote N, Chansung K, Maleewong W. Hypereosinophilia and abdominopulmonary gnathostomiasis. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2008 Sep; 39(5): 804-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/31737
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2008_39_5/04-4372.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAbdomen --parasitologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAlbendazole --therapeutic useen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshAnthelmintics --therapeutic useen_US
dc.subject.meshAntigens, Helminth --blooden_US
dc.subject.meshEosinophilia --etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshGnathostoma --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshLung Diseases, Parasitic --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshSpirurida Infections --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshThailanden_US
dc.titleHypereosinophilia and abdominopulmonary gnathostomiasis.en_US
dc.typeCase Reportsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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