Amir A, Ngui R, Ismail WHW, Wong KT, Ong JSK, Lim YAL, Lau YL, Mahmud R. Anisakiasis Causing Acute Dysentery in Malaysia.
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2016;
95:410-2. [PMID:
27325803 DOI:
10.4269/ajtmh.16-0007]
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Abstract
Human anisakiasis is a zoonosis acquired by eating raw or undercooked infected seafood. Herein, we report a case of acute dysentery caused by anisakiasis in a 64-year-old man in Malaysia. A colonoscopy was performed and a nematode larva was found penetrating the mucosa of the ascending colon. Bleeding was observed at the site of penetration. Y-shaped lateral epidermal cords were seen from the cross section of the worm, which is a prominent feature of Anisakis larva. Molecular analysis using polymerase chain reaction of cytochrome oxidase 2 (cox2) gene confirmed the specimen to be larva of Anisakis simplex.
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