Amir, A. and Ngui, Romano and Wan Ismail, W.H. and Wong, Kum Thong and Ong, J.S.K. and Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian and Lau, Yee Ling and Mahmud, Rohela (2016) Case report: Anisakiasis causing acute dysentery in Malaysia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 95 (2). pp. 410-412. ISSN 0002-9637, DOI https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0007.
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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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia: University of Malaya High Impact Research Grant (UM.C/HIR/MOHE/MED/16) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Animals; Anisakiasis; Anisakis; Colon; Colonoscopy; Dysentery; Humans; Larva; Malaysia; Male; Middle Aged; Seafood |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Nov 2017 03:40 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Mar 2019 04:44 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/18282 |
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