Case Report : Anisakiasis Causing Acute Dysentery in Malaysia

Human anisakiasis is a zoonosis acquired by eating raw or undercooked infected seafood. Herein, we report a case of acute dysentery caused by anisakiasis in a 64-year-old man in Malaysia. A colonoscopy was performed and a nematode larva was found penetrating the mucosa of the ascending colon. Bleedi...

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Main Authors: Amirah, Amir, Romano, Ngui, Wan Hafiz, Wan Ismail, Kum, Thong Wong, Jaxinthe S., K. Ong, Yvonne Ai Lian, Lim, Lau, Yee Ling, Rohela, Mahmud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42157/1/Anisakiasis%20Causing.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42157/
https://www.ajtmh.org/view/journals/tpmd/95/2/article-p410.xml?rskey=n48QAQ&result=1
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