[Anisakiasis as a cause of acute appendicitis and rheumatologic picture: the first case in medical literature]

J J Arenal Vera; J L Marcos Rodríquez; M H Borrego Pintado; W Bowakin Dib; J Castro Lorenzo; J I Blanco Alvarez

[Anisakiasis as a cause of acute appendicitis and rheumatologic picture: the first case in medical literature]

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 1991 May;79(5):355-8.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

J J Arenal Vera¹, J L Marcos Rodríquez, M H Borrego Pintado, W Bowakin Dib, J Castro Lorenzo, J I Blanco Alvarez

Affiliation

¹ Hospital Pío del Río Hortega, Valladolid.

PMID: 1867924

Abstract

We report a case of acute abdomen due to appendicular lumen occlusion by anisakis larvae. This is the first case of human anisakiasis known in Spain, and the first case of acute appendicitis, in the medical World literature, produced by this nemathode. The association of myalgias and arthralgias stands out, being in this aspect the second case found the in medical litterature.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Appendicitis / parasitology*
Humans
Male
Nematode Infections / parasitology*
Rheumatic Diseases / parasitology