Open AccessGongylonema Infection of the Mouth in a Resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Author(s) -
Mary Wilson,
Carol A. Lorente,
John E. Allen,
Mark L. Eberhard
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/319991
Subject(s) - medicine , accidental , ingestion , acoustics , physics
We report a case of Gongylonema infection of the mouth, which caused a migrating, serpiginous tract in a resident of Massachusetts. This foodborne infection, which is acquired through accidental ingestion of an infected insect, such as a beetle or a roach, represents the 11th such case reported in the United States.
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