[Anisakiasis in Spain. Report of 3 cases]

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1992 Mar;10(3):158-61.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We reported here three cases of non-imported anisakiasis in Spanish patients. Eating raw sardines was the only common epidemiological feature. Two of the cases presented clinically as a bowel obstruction, and underwent an emergency surgical procedure. In the intestinal biopsy a larva of Anisakiasis simplex was found in the abdominal wall, surrounded by a eosinophilic granuloma and large edema. The third case presented as a peptic ulcer disease with longer evolution time, and a larva of Pseudoterranova decipiens (Phocanema) was found during an upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Obstruction / parasitology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nematode Infections / diagnosis
  • Nematode Infections / parasitology*
  • Peptic Ulcer / parasitology
  • Spain