Case report: Anisakiasis causing acute dysentery in Malaysia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Abstract
Human anisakiasis is a zoonosis acquired by eating raw or undercooked infected seafood. Herein, we report a case of acute dysentery caused by anisakiasis in a 64-year-old man in Malaysia. A colonoscopy was performed and a nematode larva was found penetrating the mucosa of the ascending colon. Bleeding was observed at the site of penetration. Y-shaped lateral epidermal cords were seen from the cross section of the worm, which is a prominent feature of Anisakis larva. Molecular analysis using polymerase chain reaction of cytochrome oxidase 2 (cox2) gene confirmed the specimen to be larva of Anisakis simplex.
Keywords
Animals, Anisakiasis, Anisakis, Colon, Colonoscopy, Dysentery, Humans, Larva, Malaysia, Male, Middle Aged, Seafood
Divisions
fac_med
Funders
Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia: University of Malaya High Impact Research Grant (UM.C/HIR/MOHE/MED/16)
Publication Title
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume
95
Issue
2
Publisher
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene