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A case of ileus caused by a spiruroid nematode

1992; Elsevier BV; Volume: 22; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0020-7519(92)90136-9

1879-0135

N. Kagei, Heiji Kumazawa, Koji Miyoshi, Isao Kosugi, Akira Ishih,

Oral and Craniofacial Lesions

A 34-year-old male living in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, complained of lower abdominal pain. Ileus was suspected based on his clinical history and symptoms, and a laparotomy was performed. Four sections of a nematode were found in a large eosinophilic granuloma in the intestinal wall, and were identified as the larva of a spiruroid nematode. This is the third reported case of a spiruroid nematode infection found in the ileum.