Two cases of human infection by <i>Echinostoma cinetorchis</i>

Original Article


Korean J Parasitol. 1986 Jun;24(1):71-76. Korean. Published online Mar 20, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1986.24.1.71
Copyright © 1986 by The Korean Society for Parasitology


Two cases of human infection by Echinostoma cinetorchis
Yong-Suk Ryang,Yung-Kyum Ahn,^Won-Tsen Kim,Kye-Chul Shin,Kyung-Won Lee,^* and Tai Seung Kim^**
Department of Health Science, Wonju Medical College, Yonsei University, Korea.
^*Department of Parasitology, Wonju Medical College, Yonsei University, Korea.
Department of Internal Medicine, Wonju Christian Hospital, Wonju Medical College, Korea.
^**Department of Clinical Pathology, Wonju Christian Hospital, Wonju Medical College, Korea.


Abstract
Eggs of Echinostoma sp. were found from two patients who were hospitalized between Oct. and Dec. 1985. Single dose of 10 mg/kg of praziquantel was prescribed to each patient and after purgation with magnesium salt seven and two adult worms of Echinostoma cinetorchis in respect were recovered from patients. The first case was a 54-year-old male residing at Chungju city in Chungbuk province. He was hospitalized because of severe weight loss and frequent urination. The second case was a 71-year-old male residing at Chungsun-kun in Kangwon province, and hospitalized due to suspected lung cancer. The average size of the eggs found in the stools was 98 × 63 µm (the first case) and 100 × 67 µm (the second case) respectively, and total nine worms collected were identified as E. cinetorchis.

Figures


	Fig. 1-6 Echinostoma cinetorchis from the present human cases. 1-3. Variations of testis in adult E. cinetorchis(O, ovary; T, testis), stained by acetocarmine(Scale: 1mm) 4. Collar spines(including end group spines) on circumoral disk of adule E. cinetorchis 5. Ibid, drawing of Fig. 4 6. An egg of E. cinetorchis from the stool of a human case (Scale: 20µm)

Tables


	Table 1 Comparison of the egg size of E. cimetorchis


	Table 2 Measurements^* of E. cinetorchis recovered from 2 human cases

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