[Presence of abdominal angiostrongylosis in Guadeloupe. Apropos of 2 recent cases]

Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1992;85(1):39-43.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors describe the first two cases of abdominal angiostrongylosis in Guadeloupe, confirmed by a histological analysis. Physicians must be aware of the presence of Angiostrongylus costaricensis in the West Indies in order to provide better care for children presenting with fever, abdominal pain and rectorragiae, along with intense biological markers of inflammation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Angiostrongylus* / isolation & purification
  • Animals
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Nematode Infections / diagnosis*
  • Nematode Infections / parasitology
  • Nematode Infections / pathology
  • West Indies