Publication: Anchitrema sanguineum (Digenea: Anchitrematidae) accidentally found during colonoscopy of a patient with chronic abdominal pain: A case report
Issued Date
2009-08-19
Resource Type
ISSN
17380006
00234001
00234001
Other identifier(s)
2-s2.0-67649989062
Rights
Mahidol University
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Korean Journal of Parasitology. Vol.47, No.2 (2009), 167-170
Suggested Citation
Teera Kusolsuk, Nantana Paiboon, Somchit Pubampen, Wanna Maipanich, Paron Dekumyoy, Jitra Waikagul Anchitrema sanguineum (Digenea: Anchitrematidae) accidentally found during colonoscopy of a patient with chronic abdominal pain: A case report. Korean Journal of Parasitology. Vol.47, No.2 (2009), 167-170. doi:10.3347/kjp.2009.47.2.167 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/27671
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Authors
Journal Issue
Thesis
Title
Anchitrema sanguineum (Digenea: Anchitrematidae) accidentally found during colonoscopy of a patient with chronic abdominal pain: A case report
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
In November 2007, a 46-year-old male Thai patient presented with chronic abdominal pain for over 3 years. Colonoscopy revealed a small parasite of about 2 × 1 mm in size attached to the cecum mucosa. The worm was removed endoscopically, fixed, and stained for morphological observations. The specimen was identified as Anchitrema sanguineum (Digenea: Anchitrematidae), a trematode first reported in a reptile, Chamaeleo vulgaris, from Egypt, and then sporadically found in the intestines of insectivorous bats and other mammals. The patient was treated with praziquantel but no more worms were found in his stool. His symptoms improved slightly but not cured completely. It remains unclear whether the chronic abdominal pain of the patient was caused by this trematode infection. Whatever is the pathogenicity of this trematode, this is the first human case of A. sanguineum infection in the literature.