Oesophagostomiasis in man: report of the first Malaysian case with emphasis on its pathology

Malays J Pathol. 1992 Jun;14(1):19-24.

Abstract

This paper describes the first Malaysian case of oesophagostomiasis. The patient was an 8-year-old Malay boy who presented to Ipoh General Hospital, Perak with abdominal pain and weight loss. Examination revealed multiple cavitated pseudotumours of the colon. A hemicolectomy was performed. Examination of the lesions revealed Oesophagostomum worms in the necrotic centres. The differential diagnoses and the pathology caused by Oesophagostomum are discussed. A brief review of the available literature is presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Child
  • Colonic Diseases / epidemiology
  • Colonic Diseases / parasitology
  • Colonic Diseases / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / epidemiology
  • Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology
  • Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / pathology*
  • Malaysia / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Oesophagostomiasis / epidemiology
  • Oesophagostomiasis / pathology*
  • Oesophagostomum / anatomy & histology
  • Oesophagostomum / isolation & purification