Leers W D, Sarin M K, Arthurs K
Can Med Assoc J. 1985 Feb 1;132(3):269-70.
The first case of syngamosis in a human in Canada is reported. The patient, a traveller to the Caribbean islands, presented with a chronic dry cough. The nematode Syngamus laryngeus is found in wild and domestic birds and mammals in the tropics and subtropics. Humans are only accidental hosts. The diagnosis of syngamosis is usually made by fibreoptic bronchoscopic examination, which reveals the Y-shaped worms in the bronchi or the characteristic eggs in the sputum or feces. Physicians must be alerted to the possibility of syngamosis in patients with symptoms of asthma who have recently travelled to South America or the Caribbean islands.
加拿大报告了首例人体气管比翼线虫病病例。该患者是一名前往加勒比群岛的旅行者，出现慢性干咳症状。气管比翼线虫见于热带和亚热带地区的野生及家养鸟类和哺乳动物。人类只是偶然宿主。气管比翼线虫病的诊断通常通过纤维支气管镜检查进行，该检查可发现支气管内的Y形虫体或痰液或粪便中的特征性虫卵。对于近期前往南美洲或加勒比群岛且有哮喘症状的患者，医生必须警惕气管比翼线虫病的可能性。
