Percutaneous Emergence of Gnathostoma spinigerum Following Praziquantel Treatment
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCUSapp, Sarah G.H.;Kaminski, Monica;Abdullah, Marie;Bishop, Henry S.;Fox, Mark;Ndubuisi, MacKevin;Bradbury, Richard S.
Abstract
A Bangladeshi patient with prior travel to Saudi Arabia was hospitalized in the United States for a presumptive liver abscess. Praziquantel was administered following a positive Schistosoma antibody test. Ten days later, a subadult worm migrated to the skin surface and was identified morphologically as Gnathostoma spinigerum. This case highlights the challenges of gnathostomiasis diagnosis, raising questions on potential serologic cross-reactivity and the possible role of praziquantel in stimulating outward migration of Gnathostoma larvae/subadults.
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
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4
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2414-6366
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10.3390/tropicalmed4040145