Macracanthorhynchus ingensInfection in an 18-Month-Old Child in Florida: A Case Report and Review of Acanthocephaliasis in Humans | Zendy

Blaine A. Mathison | Zendy; Henry S. Bishop | Zendy; Chad R. Sanborn | Zendy; Samaly dos Santos Souza | Zendy; Richard S. Bradbury | Zendy

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Macracanthorhynchus ingensInfection in an 18-Month-Old Child in Florida: A Case Report and Review of Acanthocephaliasis in Humans

Author(s) -

Blaine A. Mathison,

Henry S. Bishop,

Chad R. Sanborn,

Samaly dos Santos Souza,

Richard S. Bradbury

Publication year - 2016

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 - 10.1093/cid/ciw543

Subject(s) - medicine , host (biology) , human pathology , pathology , zoology , pediatrics , ecology , biology , disease

A case of acanthocephaliasis in an 18-month-old child caused by Macracanthorhynchus ingens is reported from Florida. This represents only the third documented case of this species in a human host. An overview of human cases of acanthocephaliasis in the literature is presented, along with a review of the biology, clinical manifestations and pathology in the human host, morphology, and diagnosis.

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