Published in Surgical Case Reports
BackgroundAnisakiasis is a parasitic infection caused by Anisakis worms found in raw fish. Most cases of anisakiasis occur in the stomach and rarely occur in the intestine. It is extremely rare for live larvae to break through the intestine into the mesentery and cause severe intestinal ischemia. Anisakiasis can be treated conservatively, because t...
Published in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
Introduction: Anisakiasis is a zoonosis of parasitic origin whose diffusion seems to be continuously increasing. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefits of a fish-free diet in patients allergic to Anisakis simplex as well as underlining the importance of awareness and prevention. Furthermore, we aimed to investigate the critic...
Published in IDCases
Anisakiasis is human zoonotic parasitic infection caused by a nematode parasite called Anisakis. This infection is usually reported in Asian countries where consumption of raw seafood is common. Very few cases have been reported in North America. We present the case of a female Canadian patient with an Anisakis larvae in an incarcerated ventral her...
Published in Surgical Case Reports
BackgroundGastric eosinophilic granuloma caused by parasitic infection is rare. It is often suspected to be a malignant disease and it is difficult to diagnose. We successfully diagnosed and removed a gastric eosinophilic granuloma using laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS).Case presentationA 35-year-old woman visited our hospital...
Published in The Korean Journal of Parasitology
To analyze the clinical and endoscopic features of colonic anisakiasis. A retrospective chart review of 20 patients with colonic anisakiasis, who were diagnosed by colonoscopy at 8 hospitals between January 2002 and December 2011, was performed. Patients’ mean age was 53.6±10.74 years. Seventy percent patients were men. Acute abdominal pain was a c...
Published in International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
• Anisakis , is a foodborne zoonotic parasite. • Humans are accidental hosts of Anisakis L3 larva. • Consumption of Anisakis parasite-contaminated seafood causes human anisakiasis. • Zooplankton (Crustaceans: Krills, Squids, Crayfish) composition in fishing regions contribute to Anisakis parasitosis. • Anisakis is the parasite with the largest numb...
Published in Acta tropica
Proteolytic activity was studied in two sibling species of Anisakis (Nematoda: Anisakidae), A. simplex s.s. and A. pegreffii, throughout their in vitro development from third larval stage (L3) from the host fish (L3-0h) to fourth larval stage (L4) obtained in culture. Proteases have a significant role in the lifecycle of the parasite and in the pat...
Published in European journal of internal medicine
Published in Parasitology Research
Anisakiasis is a global disease caused by consumption of raw or lightly cooked fish parasitised with Anisakis spp. third-stage larvae. Cases in the literature show colocalised anisakiasis and colorectal cancer, and the incidental finding of Anisakis larvae at the tumour site was reported. Data from our group suggested an epidemiological link betwee...
Published in Parasitology Research
The development of the fourth larval stage (L4) of Anisakis physeteris was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), comparing it with third larval stage (L3) recently obtained from the host fish, blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), from the western Mediterranean Sea (east coast of Spain, zone FAO 37.1.1). After molting to L4, samples ...
