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A case of Moniliformis moniliformis (Acanthocephala) infection in Iran  

Berenji, Fariba (Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences)
Fata, Abdolmajid (Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences)
Hosseininejad, Zahra (Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences)
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.45, no.2, 2007 , pp. 145-148 More about this Journal
Abstract
Only a few cases of Acanthocephala infections have been reported in humans, and Moniliformis moniliformis is the most common species around the world. We report here a case of infection with M. moniliformis, which passed in the stool of a 2-year-old girl in Iran. The patient had abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and facial edema. According to her mother, the patient had habit of eating dirt and once a cockroach was discovered in her mouth. In stool examination, eggs of M. moniliformis were not found. She was treated with levamisole and the clinical symptoms reduced within 2 weeks. The specimen contained 2 pieces of a female worm with a total length of 148 mm lacking the posterior end. The spiral musculature of the proboscis receptacle and the shape of the trunk allowed its generic determination. Previously 2 cases of M. moniliformis infection were reported in Iran. This is the 3rd case of M. moniliformis infection in Iran.
Keywords
Acanthocephala; Moniliformis moniliformis; beetle; cockroach; Iran;
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