Anisakiasis causing acute dysentery in Malaysia

Amir A 1 , Ngui R 1 , Ismail WH 1 , Wong KT 2 , Ong JS 3 , Lim YA 1 Show all authors , Lau YL 1 , Mahmud R 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Sunway Medical Centre, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. rohela@ummc.edu.my
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2016 Aug 03;95(2):410-2.
PMID: 27325803 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0007

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.

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