Abdominal angiostrongyliasis with involvement of liver histopathologically confirmed: a case report

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

José Luis Quirós²  Ernesto Jiménez²  Raúl Bonilla²  Isabel Arce²  Cristian Hernández²  Yendry Jiménez¹ 

[1] ,San Juan de Dios Hospital Department of Pathology ,Costa Rica

关键词: Angiostrongylus costaricensis;    Eosinophilic gastroenteritis;    Abdominal angiostrongylosis;    Hepatic lesions;    Eosinophilic hepatitis;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652011000400008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Human abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic disease caused by ingestion of the L3 larvae of Angiostrongylus costaricensis. The human infection gives rise to a pathological condition characterized by acute abdominal pain, secondary to an inflammatory granulomatous reaction, marked eosinophilia and eosinophilic vasculitis. Most commonly this disease is limited to intestinal location, primary ileocecal, affecting the mesenteric arterial branches and intestinal walls. We present one of the few cases reported around the world with simultaneous involvement of the intestines and liver, including proved presence of nematodes inside the hepatic arteriole.

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