Human infection by Angiostrongylus costaricensis in Venezuela: first report of a confirmed case Infección humana por Angiostrongylus costaricensis en Venezuela: primer reporte de un caso confirmado

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Renzo Nino Incani, Eduardo Caleiras, Milena Martín, Carlos González
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2007
• Subjects: Angiostrongylus costaricensis; Abdominal angiostrongyliasis; Eosinophilia; Eosinophilic ileocolitis; Venezuela; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Ciego; Pequeña
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652007000300012; https://doaj.org/article/753d2a09e62047e197ba3e7446ab1f87

A proven case of human infection caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis is reported for the first time in Venezuela. The patient was a 57-year-old female surgically operated because of signs of peritonitis with a palpable mass at the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. WBC count reported 16,600 ce...