Human pentastomiasis: a case report

We report a case of human pentastomiasis in a 55-year-old farmer whose diagnosis was made incidentally during laparotomy on account of a mechanical small intestinal obstruction caused by adhesions. Encysted parasites and degenerative granulomas were found in the omentum and in the subserosal layer o...

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Published inWest African journal of medicine Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 166 - 168
Main Authors Dakubo, J C B, Etwire, V K, Kumoji, R, Naaeder, S B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nigeria 01.04.2006
Subjects
Animals
Arthropods
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction - parasitology
Intestinal Obstruction - surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Parasitic Diseases - diagnosis
Parasitic Diseases - surgery
Zoonoses
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Summary:We report a case of human pentastomiasis in a 55-year-old farmer whose diagnosis was made incidentally during laparotomy on account of a mechanical small intestinal obstruction caused by adhesions. Encysted parasites and degenerative granulomas were found in the omentum and in the subserosal layer of the small intestine. These parasites were diagnosed as Armillifer armillatus larvae. The patient made an uneventful recovery after the operation and was discharged. He is being followed up.
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ISSN:0189-160X