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Macracanthorhynchus ingens Infection in an 18-month-old child in Florida: A case report and review of Acanthocephaliasis in humans

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posted on 2018-10-12, 00:00 authored by BA Mathison, HS Bishop, CR Sanborn, S Dos Santos Souza, Richard Bradbury
A case of acanthocephaliasis in an 18-month-old child caused by Macracanthorhynchus ingens is reported from Florida. This represents only the third documented case of this species in a human host. An overview of human cases of acanthocephaliasis in the literature is presented, along with a review of the biology, clinical manifestations and pathology in the human host, morphology, and diagnosis. © 2016 Published by Oxford University Press.

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Volume

63

Issue

10

Start Page

1357

End Page

1359

Number of Pages

3

eISSN

1537-6591

ISSN

1058-4838

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Oxford University Press, USA

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  • Yes

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  • No

External Author Affiliations

Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA; Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Palm Beach Children’s Hospital

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Journal

Clinical Infectious Diseases

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    MacracanthorhynchusAcanthocephaliasisPediatricsZoonoticMoniliformisMedical Parasitology

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