Fasciolopsiasis
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| Fasciolopsiasis | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| File:Fasciolopsis buski adult.jpg Adult Fasciolopsis buski |
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| ICD-10 | B66.5 |
| ICD-9 | 121.4 |
| MeSH | D014201 |
Fasciolopsiasis results from an infection by the trematode Fasciolopsis buski,[1] the largest intestinal fluke of humans (up to 7.5 cm in length).[2][clarification needed]
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[edit] Infection cycle
The parasite infects an amphibic snail (Segmentina nitidella, Segmentina hemisphaerula, Hippeutis schmackerie, Gyraulus, Lymnaea, Pila, Planorbis (Indoplanorbis)) after being released by infected feces; from this intermediate host, metacercaria infest on aquatic plants, which are eaten raw by pigs and humans. Also, the water is possibly infective when drunk unheated ("Encysted cercariae exist not only on aquatic plants, but also on the surface of the water.")[3]
[edit] Epidemiology
This disease predominantly occurs in Asia, especially in areas where humans raise pigs and consume raw aquatic plants.[citation needed]
"It has been estimated that there may be 10 million people in East Asia infected with this fluke, yet its radiological identification remains unreported." [4]
[edit] Clinical features
Most infections are light and asymptomatic. In heavier infections, symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, ascites, anasarca, and intestinal obstruction.[citation needed]
[edit] Laboratory diagnosis
Microscopic identification of eggs, or more rarely of the adult flukes, in the stool or vomitus is the basis of specific diagnosis. The eggs are indistinguishable from those of Fasciola hepatica.[citation needed]
[edit] Treatment
Praziquantel is the drug of choice for treatment of fasciolopsiasis.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ (Lankester, 1857) Odhner, 1902
- ^ ""Fasciolopsiasis" at Stanford.edu". http://www.stanford.edu/class/humbio103/ParaSites2002/fasciolopsiasis/fasciolopsiasis.html. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
- ^ Weng YL, Zhuang ZL, Jiang HP, Lin GR, Lin JJ (1989). "Studies on ecology of Fasciolopsis buski and control strategy of fasciolopsiasis" (in Chinese). Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi 7 (2): 108–11. PMID 2805255.
- ^ "Tropical Medicine Central Resource". http://tmcr.usuhs.mil/tmcr/chapter21/otherfas.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
[edit] External links
- Graczyk TK, Gilman RH, Fried B (2001). "Fasciolopsiasis: is it a controllable food-borne disease?". Parasitol. Res. 87 (1): 80–3. doi:10.1007/s004360000299. PMID 11199855.
- Mas-Coma S, Bargues MD, Valero MA (2005). "Fascioliasis and other plant-borne trematode zoonoses". Int. J. Parasitol. 35 (11–12): 1255–78. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.07.010. PMID 16150452.
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