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Common Symptoms from an Uncommon Infection: Gastrointestinal Anisakiasis
Clinicians can be forgiven for thinking of anisakiasis as a rare condition low in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain. Gastrointestinal anisakiasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by consumption of raw or undercooked seafood infected with nematodes of the genus Anisakis. Even though...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5075291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27800471 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5176502 |
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author | Shimamura, Yuto Muwanwella, Niroshan Chandran, Sujievvan Kandel, Gabor Marcon, Norman |
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description | Clinicians can be forgiven for thinking of anisakiasis as a rare condition low in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain. Gastrointestinal anisakiasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by consumption of raw or undercooked seafood infected with nematodes of the genus Anisakis. Even though the reported cases indicate that this is a rare disease, the true incidence of the disease could be potentially higher than what is reported in the literature as cases can go undiagnosed. Diagnosis and treatment of gastric anisakiasis are made by a compatible dietary history, direct visualization, and removal of the larvae via gastroscopy. Serologic testing and imaging studies are useful in the diagnosis of intestinal anisakiasis and conservative management should be considered. This disease may mimic other diseases and lead to unnecessary surgery. This emphasizes the importance of suspecting gastrointestinal anisakiasis by history taking and by other diagnostic modalities. |
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spelling | pubmed-50752912016-10-31 Common Symptoms from an Uncommon Infection: Gastrointestinal Anisakiasis Shimamura, Yuto Muwanwella, Niroshan Chandran, Sujievvan Kandel, Gabor Marcon, Norman Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol Review Article Clinicians can be forgiven for thinking of anisakiasis as a rare condition low in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain. Gastrointestinal anisakiasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by consumption of raw or undercooked seafood infected with nematodes of the genus Anisakis. Even though the reported cases indicate that this is a rare disease, the true incidence of the disease could be potentially higher than what is reported in the literature as cases can go undiagnosed. Diagnosis and treatment of gastric anisakiasis are made by a compatible dietary history, direct visualization, and removal of the larvae via gastroscopy. Serologic testing and imaging studies are useful in the diagnosis of intestinal anisakiasis and conservative management should be considered. This disease may mimic other diseases and lead to unnecessary surgery. This emphasizes the importance of suspecting gastrointestinal anisakiasis by history taking and by other diagnostic modalities. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-10-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5075291/ /pubmed/27800471 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5176502 Text en Copyright © 2016 Yuto Shimamura et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Shimamura, Yuto Muwanwella, Niroshan Chandran, Sujievvan Kandel, Gabor Marcon, Norman Common Symptoms from an Uncommon Infection: Gastrointestinal Anisakiasis |
title | Common Symptoms from an Uncommon Infection: Gastrointestinal Anisakiasis |
title_full | Common Symptoms from an Uncommon Infection: Gastrointestinal Anisakiasis |
title_fullStr | Common Symptoms from an Uncommon Infection: Gastrointestinal Anisakiasis |
title_full_unstemmed | Common Symptoms from an Uncommon Infection: Gastrointestinal Anisakiasis |
title_short | Common Symptoms from an Uncommon Infection: Gastrointestinal Anisakiasis |
title_sort | common symptoms from an uncommon infection: gastrointestinal anisakiasis |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5075291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27800471 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5176502 |
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