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Extra-gastrointestinal anisakidosis caused by Pseudoterranova azarasi manifesting as strangulated inguinal hernia

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 66; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.parint.2017.09.008

1873-0329

Akari Mitsuboshi, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Yusuke Ito, Tetsushi Mizuno, Masaharu Tokoro, Masashi Kasai,

Bird parasitology and diseases

The incidence of anisakidosis continues to increase worldwide due to increased consumption of undercooked fish. Although anisakidosis can be categorized into four clinical phenotypes (gastric, intestinal, ectopic, and allergic), ectopic forms of the condition are much less common than gastric or intestinal forms when caused by Pseudoterranova spp. We report the case of a 5-year-old patient who presented with a rapidly growing left inguinal mass and was subsequently diagnosed with extra-gastrointestinal anisakidosis caused by Pseudoterranova azarasi.