Healed Granulomas of the Liver Due to Tongue Worm Infection

Mendeloff, Joseph

doi:10.1093/ajcp/43.5.433

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“…Hence, we consider that the presence of these relics might be more prolonged than the other two. Nevertheless, in the cases reported by Mendeloff (1965) and in Case 2 reported by St Symmers and Valteris (1950) no circumoral hook was found, but only the spines; in the case reported by Baird et al (1988) both the sclerotized openings and the cuticular spines were found, but not the circumoral hooks. By contrast (Cases 1±3) we found only the calci®ed symmetrical relics resembling circumoral hooks and their fulcra, not the spines, nor the sclerotized openings.…”

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“…In subaetio‐pathologic diagnosis the dislocated and calcified cuticular spines, sclerotized openings and circumoral hooks are considered to be the three pathognomonic hallmarks of this infection (Tobie et al . 1957; Mendeloff 1965; Chitwood & Lichtenfels 1972; Baird et al . 1988; Guardia et al .…”

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“…In subaetio-pathologic diagnosis the dislocated and calci-®ed cuticular spines, sclerotized openings and circumoral hooks are considered to be the three pathognomonic hallmarks of this infection (Tobie et al 1957;Mendeloff 1965;Chitwood & Lichtenfels 1972;Baird et al 1988;Guardia et al 1991). Among them the opportunity of discovering cuticular spines in the histological sections ought to be greater than the latter because the former two are present all over the body of the nymph while the latter is located only circumorally.…”

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Pathological differentiation of suspected cases of pentastomiasis in China

Qiu

Rong

2002

Tropical Med Int Health

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SummaryWe report nine cases of suspected pentastomiasis from China, and propose that diagnosis of this rare parasitic disease should be made aetio-pathologically, subaetio-pathologically, and presumptively. In none of our cases' lesions we could ®nd either a whole or part of an embedded nymph; hence, no aetiopathologic diagnosis of pentastomid infection was established. In three cases, subaetio-pathologic diagnoses of pentastomiasis were made upon the discovery of a peculiar set of relics from lesions, namely two pairs of circumoral hooks of pentastomid from lesions. In one of these three cases, an extra scissorslike image indicating a longitudinal section of a hook of the embedded pentastomid nymph, probably Linguatula serrata, was found. In the other six cases, none of the relics of the aetiological agents were found, and our diagnoses were made presumptively by a series of relatively speci®c pathologic features, i.e. pearly lesions over the peritoneal surface of the abdominal cavity under the serosa of the intestinal wall or under the capsules of liver and spleen. They tend to be uniquely protuberant, sometimes linked by a short thin stalk to the surface. The hyalinization and calci®cation of these centrally caseated granulomatous nodules tend to be concentric and targetoid in appearance. Tuberculosis, the most easily confused condition, was easily ruled out pathohistologically. We believe that there is a need for presumptive pathologic diagnosis of human pentastomid infection not only in China, but worldwide.keywords aetio-pathologic diagnosis of pentastomiasis, pathologic diagnosis of pentastomiasis, pentastomiasis, pentastomid myocarditis, presumptive pathologic diagnosis of pentastomiasis, subaetio-pathologic diagnosis of pentastomiasis correspondence Dr K. C.

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Pathological differentiation of suspected cases of pentastomiasis in China

Qiu

Rong

2002

Tropical Med Int Health

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“…In addition, they showed that the high-fiber bread diet was evacuated from the stomach more rapidly and resulted in decreased mouth to anus transit time and increased stool weights as compared to the low-fiber bread diet. Although fiber content of the diet may play a significant role in regulating gastric emptying, additions of lipid to high-fiber diets was reported to drastically reduce it (Mendeloff, 1978).…”

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