Chichino G, Bernuzzi A M, Bruno A, Cevini C, Atzori C, Malfitano A, Scaglia M
Department of Infectious Diseases, University-IRCCS S., Pavia, Italy.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1992 Jul;47(1):10-2. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1992.47.10.
We report a case of intestinal capillariasis in a 32-year-old Italian man. After he made a trip to Indonesia that lasted approximately one month, he developed heartburn, abdominal pain, irregular bowel movements, headache, fatigue, weight loss, low-grade fever, and severe itching. The diagnosis was provided by the recovery of Capillaria philippinensis eggs in the stool. Treatment with oral albendazole, 200 mg twice a day for 21 days, resulted in clinical and parasitologic cure. This is the first report of C. philippinensis infection acquired in Indonesia.
