Rare Case of Echinostoma cinetorchis Infection, South Korea.

Hong, Sooji; Shin, Hyejoo; Lee, Yoon-Hee; Hong, Sung-Jong; Kim, So-Ri; Kim, Youn-Kyoung; Son, Young-Jin; Song, Jeong-Gil; Chai, Jong-Yil; Jung, Bong-Kwang

Hong, Sooji; Shin, Hyejoo; Lee, Yoon-Hee; Hong, Sung-Jong; Kim, So-Ri; Kim, Youn-Kyoung; Son, Young-Jin; Song, Jeong-Gil; Chai, Jong-Yil; Jung, Bong-Kwang.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 30(8): 1726-1729, 2024 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39043392

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

A woman in South Korea who underwent a colonoscopy for occasional gastrointestinal discomfort had 4 adult flukes of Echinostoma cinetorchis showing 37 collar spines around the oral sucker recovered from the terminal ileum through the ascending colon. Partial gene sequencing showed high identity with E. cinetorchis.

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Echinostoma; Echinostomiasis; Animals; Echinostoma/genetics; Echinostoma/isolation & purification; Republic of Korea; Humans; Female; Echinostomiasis/diagnosis; Echinostomiasis/parasitology; Echinostomiasis/drug therapy; Middle Aged; Phylogeny

Key words

Echinostoma cinetorchis; South Korea; colonoscopy; enteric infections; molecular identification; parasites; zoonoses

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Echinostoma / Echinostomiasis Limits: Animals / Female / Humans / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2024 Type: Article

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