Case Report: Molecular Identification of Larval Taenia martis Infection in the Pouch of Douglas.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 103(6): 2315-2317, 2020 12.
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ABSTRACT
Taenia martis is a tapeworm dwelling in the intestine of mustelids and a rare zoonotic cysticercosis pathogen in its larval stage. The metacestode is morphologically very similar to more prevalent cysticercosis parasites, such as the larvae of Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps, and may be indistinguishable from other metacestodes on histological sections. However, the epidemiology of human T. martis infections is different, and for prognosis, prevention, and detection of natural parasite reservoirs, the species should be identified. We here report the molecular identification of a T. martis larva located in the pouch of Douglas in a female German patient who underwent surgery for endometriosis. This case represents the fifth human infection described worldwide; all previous cases were also in European women, involving the eye, brain, and the peritoneum.
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Peritoneales
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Cisticercosis
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Fondo de Saco Recto-Uterino
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
País como asunto:
Europa
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En
Año:
2020
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Article