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2809261

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-11-28
pubmed:abstractText
Human nanophyetiasis is a zoonotic disease recently recognized in the coastal US Pacific Northwest and is caused by the digenetic trematode Nanophyetus salmincola. Ten additional stool-proven cases from the same geographic area have been identified; five presented with histories of gastrointestinal complaints and five had eosinophilia. Nine of 10 patients had histories of fish ingestion (incompletely cooked or home-smoked salmon or steelhead trout) and were treated with praziquantel. Several individuals noted prompt resolution of symptoms following therapy. In all treated cases subsequent stool examinations were negative for eggs of Nanophyetus. Nanophyetiasis may be the most commonly encountered trematodiasis endemic to North America, and the use of praziquantel in its treatment appears to be efficacious.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
160
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
896-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Praziquantel for treatment of human Nanophyetus salmincola (Troglotrema salmincola) infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports