Human Linguatulosis Caused by Linguatula serrata in the City of Kerman, South-eastern Iran- Case Report

Autor: Rostam Yazdani, Iraj Sharifi, Mehdi Bamorovat, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Iranian Journal of Parasitology, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1735-7020
2008-238X
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.
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