[Migratory vulvitis caused by imported gnathostomiasis]. / Vulvitis migratoria causada por gnatostomiasis importada.
Rev Chilena Infectol
; 36(5): 670-673, 2019 Oct.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31859811
ABSTRACT
Gnathostomiasis is an emerging disease in non-endemic countries. This zoonotic nematode requires aquatic freshwater environments to complete its life cycle where larvae get encrusted in fishes. Typically, the infection manifests as migratory subcutaneous lesion caused by the larvae trak, which produces an eosinophilic panniculitis. Here we describe a patient who presented a migratory lesion with no response to antimicrobial therapy, a careful travel and food history together with specific laboratory tests led to the correct diagnosis. Gnathostomiasis should be suspected in patients with migratory skin lesions who have consumed raw freshwater fish during travel to endemic countries in South America or Asia.
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Assunto principal:
Vulvite
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Gnatostomíase
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Es
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article