A Case of Creeping Disease Caused by <i>Gnathostoma</i> in a Pregnant Woman Treated With Ivermectin. [PDF]
Clin Case RepWe encountered a case of gnathostomiasis in a pregnant woman; she was successfully treated using ivermectin, and the baby was delivered without complications.
Uchida S, Maruyama H, Yokoyama Y.
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Gnathostomiasis: Report of a Case and Brief Review [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1994 Nematodes of the genus Gnathostoma can cause a spectrum of disease in humans. This includes a distinctive syndrome of intermittent migratory subcutaneous swellings, central nervous system involvement with high morbidity and mortality and occasionally ...
Stan Houston
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Assessing the efficacy of Stemona collinsiae roots extract against third-stage larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum and its safety profiles. [PDF]
HeliyonGnathostomiasis, caused by the advanced third-stage larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum, demands novel treatment avenues. The ethanolic root extract of Stemona collinsiae has been postulated to have anthelminthic properties, suggesting its potential as an ...
Arlee N +7 more
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Protein and antigen profiles of third-stage larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum assessed with next-generation sequencing transcriptomic information. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Gnathostomiasis is a food-borne zoonotic disease that can affect humans who eat improperly cooked meat containg infective third-stage larvae. Definitive diagnosis is through larval recovery.
Nogrado K +6 more
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Gnathostomiasis Acquired by Visitors to the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020 Gnathostomiasis is a zoonotic nematode parasite disease, most commonly acquired by eating raw or undercooked fish. Although the disease is well known in parts of Asia and Central and South America, relatively few cases have been reported from Africa. Raw
John Frean
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Intracameral gnathostomiasis presenting as neuroretinitis. [PDF]
BMJ Case RepA male patient in his 40s visited our ophthalmology outpatient department with complaints of periocular swelling, redness and decreased vision in the right eye. Initial examinations revealed anterior chamber cell 4+, vitreous cell 2+ and fibrous proliferation with haemorrhage in the superior and temporal regions around the swollen optic disc with ...
Lay K, Un L, Chukmol K, Kong P.
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Detection of Gnathostoma spinigerum larva in the brain with complete follow-up after surgical treatment of human neurognathostomiasis. [PDF]
Food Waterborne ParasitolHuman gnathostomiasis is a food-borne zoonotic helminthic infection widely reported in Latin America, Asia, and Southeast Asia. Consuming raw, or under-cooked fresh-water fish is the leading cause of this helminthic infection, which is clinically ...
Chayangsu C +11 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 1999 We report a rare case of intraocular Gnathostomiasis, where a live worm, intracameral in location, was successfully removed. Its identity was confirmed by microscopy.
Kannan K, Vasantha K, Venugopal Manoj
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Evaluation of immunodiagnostic tests for human gnathostomiasis using different antigen preparations of Gnathostoma spinigerum larvae against IgE, IgM, IgG, IgG1-4 and IgG1 patterns of post-treated patients. [PDF]
Trop Med Int Health, 2021 Abstract Objectives The aims of the study were two‐fold: (1) antigen (Ag) preparation and evaluation of three antigens of Gnathostoma spinigerum infective larvae (GsL3), crude somatic antigen (CSAg), excretory‐secretory antigen (ESAg) and partially purified antigens (namely P1Ag, P2Ag and P3Ag) to differentiate IgE, IgG, IgG1–4 and IgM for human ...
Ieamsuwan I +4 more
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An autochthonous case of gnathostomiasis in the United States
JAAD Case Reports, 2020 Joshua Schimmel Bs
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