Xiaodan Liu, Zhensheng Wang, Ying Han, Hongwei Liu, Jianqiu Jin, Peiru Zhou, Sha Su, Zhimin Yan
Department of Oral Medicine, School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2018 Mar;125(3):e49-e53. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2017.11.019. Epub 2017 Dec 8.
Gongylonema infection is a zoonotic disease occurring throughout the world and is mainly caused by consumption of contaminated water and raw food. Adult Gongylonema worms can exist as parasites in the human body for up to 10 years and cause symptoms of local irritation in the oral cavity, esophagus, and pharynx. Herein, we report a rare case in which live Gongylonema pulchrum was detected and extracted from the oral cavity of a woman. The pathogen was confirmed as G. pulchrum on the basis of microscopic examination and morphologic analysis. The patient's symptoms resolved immediately after surgical removal of the parasite, and the patient has been advised not to drink water that has not been boiled and to avoid consuming unwashed raw vegetables.
筒线虫感染是一种在全球范围内发生的人畜共患病，主要由饮用受污染的水和食用生食引起。成年筒线虫可作为寄生虫在人体内存活长达10年，并引起口腔、食管和咽部的局部刺激症状。在此，我们报告一例罕见病例，从一名女性口腔中检测并取出了活的美丽筒线虫。通过显微镜检查和形态学分析，病原体被确认为美丽筒线虫。手术摘除寄生虫后，患者的症状立即消失，并建议患者不要饮用未煮沸的水，避免食用未清洗的生蔬菜。
