Human linguatulosis caused by Linguatula serrata in the City of Kerman, Southeastern Iran- case report

Autor:	Yazdani, R., Iraj Sharifi, Bamorovat, M., Mohammadi, M. A.
Předmět:	Medical Sciences Linguatulosis Halzoun syndrome lcsh:RC109-216 Iran Linguatula serrata lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases
Zdroj:	Scopus-Elsevier Iranian Journal of Parasitology Iranian Journal of Parasitology, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2014)
Popis:	Human linguatulosis poses an important medical and veterinary concern in en-demic countries. Animals, as reservoir host, play a major role in transmission of infestation and epidemiology of the disease. This study reports a case of human linguatulosis caused by Linguatula serrata in the city of Kerman, South-eastern Iran. A woman suffering from upper respiratory symptoms is presented. The pa-tient consumed raw liver of sheep who was admitted to the Afzalipour University Hospital in Kerman for the symptoms of upper respiratory tract. In microscopic examination of the nasopharyngeal discharge, L. serrata was detected. This report has future medical implication in precise diagnosis of L. serrata in patients with complaints of nasopharyngeal symptoms.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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