Del Giudice P, Cua E, Le Fichoux Y, Marty P, Caumes E, Dellamonica P
Unité de Maladies Infectieuses et Dermatologie, Hôpital Bonnet, Fréjus.
Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2005 Dec;132(12 Pt 1):983-5. doi: 10.1016/s0151-9638(05)79561-2.
Human gnathostomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the ingestion of foods contaminated with the larvae of various species of Gnathostoma. This zoonosis is currently endemic in Asia and Central America.
A 46-year-old French woman resident in Vietnam presented with intermittent pruritic swelling of the hand, present for one year, coupled with eosinophilia. The patient's history and serological testing confirmed the suspected diagnosis of gnathostomiasis. A favorable outcome was attained on treatment with albendazole.
This case, together with several others recently reported in France and Europe, underlines the need to inform travelers and migrants to endemic regions of the risks associated with eating raw or marinated fish.
人体颚口线虫病是一种寄生虫病，由摄入被各种颚口线虫幼虫污染的食物引起。这种人畜共患病目前在亚洲和中美洲流行。
一名居住在越南的46岁法国女性，手部出现间歇性瘙痒性肿胀，持续一年，并伴有嗜酸性粒细胞增多。患者的病史和血清学检测证实了颚口线虫病的疑似诊断。使用阿苯达唑治疗取得了良好效果。
该病例以及最近在法国和欧洲报道的其他几例病例，强调了有必要告知前往流行地区的旅行者和移民食用生鱼或腌制鱼的相关风险。
