Case report: Anisakiasis causing acute dysentery in Malaysia

Human anisakiasis is a zoonosis acquired by eating raw or undercooked infected seafood. Herein, we report a case of acute dysentery caused by anisakiasis in a 64-year-old man in Malaysia. A colonoscopy was performed and a nematode larva was found penetrating the mucosa of the ascending colon. Bleedi...

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Main Authors: Amir, A., Ngui, Romano, Wan Ismail, W.H., Wong, Kum Thong, Ong, J.S.K., Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian, Lau, Yee Ling, Mahmud, Rohela
Format: Article
Published: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/18282/
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0007
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