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Infection of Oligochaetes, Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Annelida: Oligochaeta), in the Nasal Cavity of a Chinese Man
Hongbin Liu, Zhenming Zhang, Guangping Huang, Xiaolong Gu, Chunmiao Wang, Yan Wang, Zhimin Lu
Korean J Parasitol 2017;55(1):77-79.
Published online February 28, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2017.55.1.77
The infection by Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Clapar?de, 1862 (Oligochaeta: Tubificinae) in humans is relatively uncommon. The present report is to describe an incidental human infection with oligochaetes in the nasal cavity of a Chinese man, a 25-year-old man residing in Zhangjiakou city, Hebei province, China presenting with nose bleed, severe itching, continuous sneezing, and rhinorrhea. A lot of oligochaete worms were found in the nasal discharge of the patient. The detected worms were identified as Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Annelida: Oligochaeta) based on morphological and molecular characteristics. This incidental L. hoffmeisteri nasal infection is the first case in China and indicates that oligochaete worms can be encountered in humans.
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