Intestinal capillariasis diagnosed by endoscopic biopsy
- Authors
- Ha, M.; Jun, D.-H.; Kim, J.H.; Kim, Y.J.; Kwon, K.A.; Park, D.K.; Ku, Y.S.
- Issue Date
- 2013
- Keywords
- Albendazol; Capillaria; Capillaria philippinensis; Colonoscopy; Intestine; Small
- Citation
- Clinical Endoscopy, v.46, no.6, pp.675 - 678
- Journal Title
- Clinical Endoscopy
- Volume
- 46
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 675
- End Page
- 678
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/14980
- DOI
- 10.5946/ce.2013.46.6.675
- ISSN
- 2234-2400
- Abstract
- 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. © 2013 Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
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