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      Intestinal Capillariasis Diagnosed by Endoscopic Biopsy

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          Many new parasitic infections have emerged in Korea, with >35 new species appearing since the 1980s. Among them, Capillaria species are unique for contributing to morbidity in many countries as well as in Korea. Since the first reported case of a 41-year-old male patient diagnosed with intestinal capillariasis in 1991, a total of six cases have been reported thus far. In this case report, we present another imported case of intestinal capillariasis in Korea, in which a 42-year-old male patient presented with intractable diarrhea and weight loss. The diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy of the ileum. The pathognomonic radiographic presentation of a ribbon-like appearance in a small bowel series was crucial in raising an early suspicion of capillariasis and in deciding to perform diagnostic biopsy.

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          Intestinal capillariasis.

          Troy J Cross (1992)
          Intestinal capillariasis caused by Capillaria philippinensis appeared first in the Philippines and subsequently in Thailand, Japan, Iran, Egypt, and Taiwan, but most infections occur in the Philippines and Thailand. As established experimentally, the life cycle involves freshwater fish as intermediate hosts and fish-eating birds as definitive hosts. Embryonated eggs from feces fed to fish hatch and grow as larvae in the fish intestines. Infective larvae fed to monkeys, Mongolian gerbils, and fish-eating birds develop into adults. Larvae become adults in 10 to 11 days, and the first-generation females produce larvae. These larvae develop into males and egg-producing female worms. Eggs pass with the feces, reach water, embryonate, and infect fish. Autoinfection is part of the life cycle and leads to hyperinfection. Humans acquire the infection by eating small freshwater fish raw. The parasite multiplies, and symptoms of diarrhea, borborygmus, abdominal pain, and edema develop. Chronic infections lead to malabsorption and hence to protein and electrolyte loss, and death results from irreversible effects of the infection. Treatment consists of electrolyte replacement and administration of an antidiarrheal agent and mebendazole or albendazole. Capillariasis philippinensis is considered a zoonotic disease of migratory fish-eating birds. The eggs are disseminated along flyways and infect the fish, and when fish are eaten raw, the disease develops.
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            Human intestinal capillariasis in Thailand.

            Natthawut Kaewpitoon, Choosak Nithikathkul, Prasert Saichua (2008)
            Intestinal capillariasis caused by Capillaria philippinensis appeared first in the Philippines and subsequently in Thailand, Japan, Iran, Egypt and Taiwan; major outbreaks have occurred in the Philippines and Thailand. This article reviews the epidemiology, history and sources of C. philippinensis infection in Thailand. The annual epidemiological surveillance reports indicated that 82 accumulated cases of intestinal capillariasis were found in Thailand from 1994-2006. That made Thailand a Capillaria-prevalent area. Sisaket, in northeast Thailand, was the first province which has reported intestinal capillariasis. Moreover, Buri Ram presented a high prevalence of intestinal capillariasis, totaling 24 cases from 1994-2006. About half of all cases have consumed raw or undercooked fish. However, even if the numbers of the intestinal capillariasis cases in Thailand is reduced, C. philippinensis infection cases are still reported. The improvement of personal hygiene, specifically avoiding consumption of undercooked fish and promoting a health education campaign are required. These strategies may minimize or eliminate C. philippinensis infection in Thailand.
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              Human intestinal capillariasis in an area of nonendemicity: case report and review.

              F Dronda, John Chaves, R. López … (1993)
              We report a rare case of human intestinal capillariasis in a young Colombian man who presented with abdominal pain and mild, self-limited diarrhea. Capillaria eggs were visualized in the feces, and treatment with mebendazole (200 mg/d for 3 weeks) resulted in clinical and parasitological cure. To our knowledge, this is the first case in a South American person and the second case reported in Europe. This case highlights the acquisition of endemic intestinal parasitosis far away from classically considered areas of endemicity. We review the English-language literature on human intestinal capillariasis and compare findings from other cases with those from the current case.
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                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Clin Endosc
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin Endosc
                Journal ID (publisher-id): CE
                Title: Clinical Endoscopy
                Publisher: The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
                ISSN (Print): 2234-2400
                ISSN (Electronic): 2234-2443
                Publication date (Print): November 2013
                Publication date (Electronic): 19 November 2013
                Volume: 46
                Issue: 6
                Pages: 675-678
                Affiliations
                Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea.
                Author notes
                Correspondence: Yang Suh Ku. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, 21 Namdong-daero 774beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon 405-760, Korea. Tel: +82-32-460-3778, Fax: +82-32-460-3426, yskoomd@ 123456hanmail.net

                Minsu Ha and Dong-Ha Jun contributed equally to this work as first authors.

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                DOI: 10.5946/ce.2013.46.6.675
                PMC ID: 3856273
                SO-VID: a98e4abf-9e96-4788-84a5-24a30e39721f
                Copyright © Copyright © 2013 Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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                Date received : 16 February 2013
                Date revision received : 19 May 2013
                Date accepted : 17 June 2013
                Categories
                Subject: Case Report

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Radiology & Imaging
                Keywords: intestine, small,colonoscopy,capillaria,albendazole,capillaria philippinensis
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Radiology & Imaging
                Keywords: intestine, small, colonoscopy, capillaria, albendazole, capillaria philippinensis

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