Gastric involvement with Anisakis sp. larva in a Belgian patient after consumption of cod

F Vercammen, V Kumar, J Bollen, C Lievens, L Van den Bergh, T Vervoort

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Abstract

A case of acute episode of gastric anisakiasis in a patient, which was acquired through the consumption of infected cod meat and could be successfully resolved by endoscopic extraction, is described and discussed. This is the first report of cod as infection source as well as an authentic case of gastric anisakiasis in Belgium.
Original languageEnglish
JournalActa Gastro-Enterologica Belgica
Volume60
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)302-303
Number of pages2
ISSN0001-5644
Publication statusPublished - 1997

Keywords

  • B780-tropical-medicine
  • Helminthic diseases
  • Anisakiasis
  • Cod
  • Case reports
  • Belgium
  • Europe-West

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