Nodular Human Lagochilascariasis Lesion in Hunter, Brazil

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Dec;25(12):2331-2332. doi: 10.3201/eid2512.190737.

Abstract

Lagochilascariasis is a rare helminthic infection caused by Lagochilascaris minor nematodes and found in Latin America; most cases are reported in the Amazon region. We report on a case observed in a hunter in southern Brazil and describe scanning electron microscopy results for L. minor adult forms.

Keywords: Brazil; Lagochilascaris minor; helminthic disease; lagochilascariasis; neglected diseases; parasites; parasitology; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anthelmintics / pharmacology
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
  • Ascaridida Infections / diagnosis*
  • Ascaridida Infections / drug therapy
  • Ascaridida Infections / epidemiology
  • Ascaridida Infections / parasitology*
  • Ascaridoidea* / isolation & purification
  • Ascaridoidea* / ultrastructure
  • Biopsy
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anthelmintics