Trichuris trichiura Incidentally Detected by Colonoscopy and Identified by a Genetic Analysis
| Autor: | Yuto Ishizaki, Naohiko Gunji, Michio Onizawa, Kazumasa Kawashima, Takuto Hikichi, Hiromasa Ohira, Mitsuko Hasegawa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test biology Trichuriasis business.industry Zoonosis Fecal occult blood Colonoscopy General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Genetic analysis Gastroenterology Zoonotic disease Internal medicine parasitic diseases Internal Medicine medicine Ascending colon Trichuris trichiura business |
| Zdroj: | Internal Medicine. 61:821-825 |
| ISSN: | 1349-7235 0918-2918 |
| DOI: | 10.2169/internalmedicine.8012-21 |
| Popis: | Although trichuriasis, a zoonotic disease, has recently become rare in Japan due to improved environmental hygiene, we herein report a 79-year-old man in whom a worm was incidentally found in the ascending colon during colonoscopy for positive fecal occult blood and was endoscopically removed. A genetic analysis identified the worm as Trichuris trichiura possessing mixed sequences from non-human primate and human origins. Despite controversy regarding Trichuris trichiura infection originating from Japanese macaques, according to some studies, it originates primarily from humans. This report suggests the efficacy of a genetic analysis for identifying infection sources. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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