Linguatula Serrata in Relation to Halzoun and the Marrara Syndrome

Khalil, Galila M.; Schacher, John F.

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1965.14.736

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“…Nevertheless, this does not exclude a prior sensitisation to L. serrata. Distinct symptoms of nasopharyngeal linguatulosis can be provoked in animal experiments 30-60 min after initial contact with nymphs [ 1 ] .These findings would not be consistent with an allergic mechanism.…”

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Dermatological Signs of Nasopharyngeal Linguatulosis (Halzoun, Marrara Syndrome) – The Possible Role of Major Basic Protein

Buslau¹,

Kühne²,

Marsch³

1990

Dermatology

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Two hours after ingestion of improperly cooked meat a German tourist in Tunisia showed coughing, hoarseness, dysphagia, anosmia, frontal headache and epistaxis. At the same time a papular non-itching exanthema developed. The nasal discharge contained nymphs of Linguatula serrata. Histological examination of the papules revealed tissue eosinophilia and ‘flame figures’. Nasopharyngeal and skin signs subsided spontaneously within 10 days. The possible role of major basic protein in the pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal linguatulosis is discussed.

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Dermatological Signs of Nasopharyngeal Linguatulosis (Halzoun, Marrara Syndrome) – The Possible Role of Major Basic Protein

Buslau¹,

Kühne²,

Marsch³

1990

Dermatology

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“…The present study, the highest infestation rate with nymphal stage of L. seratta was detected in goats (30%), this result agreed with the result of infestation rate in goats recorded by (Razavi et al 2004;Khalil and Schacher, 1965), they recorded 40% and 29.9%. In contrast, the highest infestation rate in goats was attributed to the fact that they are scavenger feeders on the ground which brings them more liable to be infested with the eggs of L. serrata from contaminated pasture excreted with nasal discharges or feces of such L. serrata harboring dogs.…”

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Prevalence of Linguatula serrata (Order: Pentastomida) nymphs parasitizing Camels and Goats with experimental infestation of dogs in Egypt

2017

Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci

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Linguatula serrata is an arthropod of the class pentastomida, found worldwide. It has a zoonotic importance to humans either by ingestion of nymphs (nasopharyngeal linguatulosis) or by ingestion of eggs (visceral linguatulosis). This study aimed to record the prevalence rate of this zoonotic parasite in camels and goats as well as experimental infestation of dogs to collect and identify the adults male and female as well as eggs. Four hundred slaughtered camels and goats (200 Goats, 200 Camels) were inspected from Cairo abattoir, of different sex and age at the period of January to December 2015. One hundred donkeys were also inspected on postmortem examination for infestation with L. serrata nymphs from slaughterhouse at Giza zoo, Egypt. Fecal samples, nasal swab were collected from 150 stray dogs for coprological detection of natural infestation with adult L. serrata with negative results. The total prevalence rate of infestation in herbivorous animals was 22.8% with L. serrata nymph. The highest infestation rate occurred in goats (30%) while, the lowest one was in donkeys (8%). The highest intensity of L. serrata nymphs was 50 in goats, while the lowest one was in donkeys (1N/MLN). The highest infestation rate was reported at age ranged from (> 24 months) in goats (50%). However, all inspected animals were found negative for L. serrata nymphs in the age less than 12 months. Nineteen adult L. serrata male and 2 female were recovered from experimental infestation of puppies, morphological parameters of nymphs, adults male and female as well as eggs were recorded.

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“…2,24 Infection with L. serrata has been reported in several countries in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas, in Canada, the United States, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, and Chile. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]20,25 In most cases, the parasites were detected at surgery or at autopsy, mainly in the liver, lungs, and lymph nodes. The other species reported to infect humans are A. moniliformis, A. grandis, Leiperia cincinnalis, and Raillietiella hemidactyli.…”

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“…Dyspnea, dysphagia, vomiting, headache, photophobia, and exophthalmia may also be present. [3][4][5] Visceral linguatuliasis has been described in several countries in Europe, the middle East, North Africa, and almost all of the Americas. The disease is induced by consumption of water and food infected with the feces or pulmonary excretions of carnivores containing eggs of the pentastomid.…”

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Ocular linguatuliasis in Ecuador: case report and morphometric study of the larva of Linguatula serrata.

Lazo¹,

Hidalgo²,

Lazo³

et al. 1999

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. Linguatula serrata is a pentastomid, a cosmopolitan parasite belonging to the Phylum Pentastomida. Humans may act as an intermediate or accidental definitive host of this parasite, manifesting the nasopharyngeal or visceral form, with the latter having been described more frequently. The occurrence of ocular linguatuliasis is extremely rare, but it has been reported in the United States and Israel. The objective of the present paper was to report the first case of ocular linguatuliasis in Ecuador and to extend the morphologic study of L. serrata by morphometric analysis. The patient studied was a 34-year old woman from Guayaquil, Ecuador who complained of ocular pain with conjunctivitis and visual difficulties of two-months duration. Biomicroscopic examination revealed a mobile body in the anterior chamber of the eye. The mobile body was surgically removed. The specimen was fixed in alcohol, cleared using the technique of Loos, stained with acetic carmine, and mounted on balsam between a slide and a coverslip. It was observed with stereoscopic and common light microscopes in combination with an automatic system for image analysis and processing. The morphologic and morphometric characteristics corresponded to the third-instar larval form of L. serrata. To our knowledge, ocular linguatuliasis has not been previously described in South America, with this being the first report for Ecuador and South America. The present study shows that computer morphometry can adequately contribute both to the morphologic study and to the systematic classification of Pentastomids, and L. serrata in particular.

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Linguatula Serrata in Relation to Halzoun and the Marrara Syndrome

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Dermatological Signs of Nasopharyngeal Linguatulosis (Halzoun, Marrara Syndrome) – The Possible Role of Major Basic Protein

Dermatological Signs of Nasopharyngeal Linguatulosis (Halzoun, Marrara Syndrome) – The Possible Role of Major Basic Protein

Prevalence of Linguatula serrata (Order: Pentastomida) nymphs parasitizing Camels and Goats with experimental infestation of dogs in Egypt

Ocular linguatuliasis in Ecuador: case report and morphometric study of the larva of Linguatula serrata.

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