Open AccessOne human case of natural infection by Heterophyopsis continua and three other species of intestinal trematodes
Author(s) -
Sungnam Hong,
Chun Kee Chung,
D H Lee,
H C Woo
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
korean journal of parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1738-0006
pISSN - 0023-4001
DOI - 10.3347/kjp.1996.34.1.87
Subject(s) - praziquantel , indigestion , poor appetite , biology , parasitic infection , veterinary medicine , fresh water , traditional medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , helminths , medicine , fishery , schistosomiasis , appetite , immunology , endocrinology
The third human case of natural infection by Heterophyopsis continua in Korea was found in Chinju, Kyongsangnam-do. The case was a 53-year-old man. He used to eat raw brackish and fresh water fish. After praziquantel treatment and purgation, H. continua were collected from the diarrheal stool together with Metagonimus yokogawai, Heterophyes nocens and Echinostoma hortense. His clinical complaints were indigestion, epigastric discomfort, poor appetite and fatigue. The complaints were considered rather due to heavy M. yokogawai infection.
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