Severe pentasomide Armillifer armillatus infestation complicated by hepatic encephalopathy

Adeyekun, AA; Ukadike, Ikechukwu O; Adetiloye, Victor A.

doi:10.4103/1596-3519.76592

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“…2 Most often, the liver, mesenteries, spleen, and lungs are affected, 2 and patients report fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice, and abdominal tenderness. 4 Severe and possibly lethal cases, such as massive infection of the liver, 13 mechanical ileus, 14 and other dissemination, 15 are very rare. In the case described here, the symptoms reported were most likely caused by the pancreatic malignancy, and the pentastome infection was an incidental finding.…”

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Human Pentastomiasis Caused by Armillifer moniliformis in Malaysian Borneo

Latif

Omar²,

Othman

et al. 2011

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. We report a case of visceral pentastomiasis caused by Armillifer moniliformis in a 70-year-old aboriginal farmer from rural Malaysian Borneo. The patient complained of upper abdominal pain, jaundice, and loss of weight. Radiological investigations and subsequent histopathological examination revealed an adenocarcinoma of the pancreas with an adjacent liver nodule containing a nymph of A. moniliformis . This report constitutes the first documented human pentastomid infection in the whole of Malaysia after nearly 40 years, and it is the third description from Malaysian Borneo. Cases of human and animal pentastomiasis in Malaysia are discussed.

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Human Pentastomiasis Caused by Armillifer moniliformis in Malaysian Borneo

Latif

Omar²,

Othman

et al. 2011

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…Infection is usually asymptomatic [1]; however, symptomatic [3], severe [4] and even fatal [5] Armillifer infections have also been reported. Risk factors of this infection include the handling of snakes or snake products, consumption of undercooked snake meat, and possibly snake farming and snake totemism [1], [6], [7].…”

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Ocular Pentastomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Ocular pentastomiasis is a rare infection caused by the larval stage of pentastomids, an unusual group of crustacean-related parasites. Zoonotic pentastomids have a distinct geographical distribution and utilize reptiles or canids as final hosts. Recently, an increasing number of human abdominal infections have been reported in Africa, where pentastomiasis is an emerging, though severely neglected, tropical disease. Here we describe four ocular infections caused by pentastomids from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two cases underwent surgery and an Armillifer grandis infection was detected by morphological and molecular approaches. Thus far, 15 other cases of ocular pentastomiasis have been reported worldwide. Twelve cases were caused by Armillifer sp., recorded almost exclusively in Africa, where such infections occur as a consequence of hunting and consuming snakes, their final hosts. Seven further cases were caused by Linguatula serrata, a cosmopolitan pentastomid whose final hosts are usually canids. Intraocular infections caused permanent visual damage in 69% and a total loss of vision in 31% of reported cases. In contrast, ocular adnexal cases had a benign clinical course. Further research is required to estimate the burden, therapeutic options and pathogenesis of this neglected disease.

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“…He however admitted consumption of Alligator. The fact that he is from South-south Nigeria where he may have had several encounter with water contaminated with the parasite coupled with the fact that other reptiles like alligator could be infective may be the reason for his disease [ 16 ]. The first and third patients had no features specific for armillifer Armillatus infestation while the second case presented with non-specific dry cough on two occasions at two month interval.…”

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“…Both episodes of cough were treated conservatively and he did well following treatment. The cough may not be related to the infestation, but previous publications by other authors revealed some cases of pneumonitis that occurred as a result of Armillifer armillatus infestations [ 16 ]. In patients with severe infestation, there could be associated pericarditis, pleuritis, acute abdominal conditions such as intestinal obstruction and even viscus perforation [ 17 ].…”

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Armillifer armillatus infestation in Human; public health scenario of a snake parasite: a report of three cases

Aiyekomogbon¹,

Meseko²,

Abiodun³

2016

Pan Afr Med J

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We report cases of Armillifer Armillatus infestation in three Nigerian adults within two and half years in our health facility. The first patient was a 70 year old farmer and a regular consumer of snake meat for over 50 years. He presented in February, 2014 for follow-up visit as he was a known systemic hypertensive patient. He was incidentally discovered to have multiple comma-shaped calcific lesions in the lungs and liver on a chest radiograph. These were better demonstrated on abdominal ultrasound and computed tomographic scans. He was asymptomatic. The second patient was a 42 year old male civil servant who presented in December 2015 with dry cough and right loin pain for five and three days respectively. His past medical history revealed that he had been treated previously for pneumonia. He has never eaten snake meat but consumed Alligator (Amphibious reptile) for many years but stopped about 12 years ago. Similar calcific lesions were also noted in his liver and lung parenchyma on chest radiograph and abdominal ultrasound scan. The third patient was an 80 year old man who presented in April, 2014 with dizziness and diminished urine output of one day duration. He was a farmer who has been consuming snake meat for many years, and has been on management for systemic arterial hypertension and prostatic hypertrophy. Chest radiograph and abdomino-pelvic ultrasound incidentally revealed multiple comma-shaped calcific lesions in the lungs and liver. The liver function test parameters were all within normal limits but the electrolytes were deranged and he was anaemic with a Packed Cell Volume of 27%. A diagnosis of Armillifer Armillatus infestation was made in these patients, and they were conservatively managed with Mebendazole. The third case was catherized and the deranged electrolytes were corrected. The first patient was lost to follow-up, whiles the second and third had no remarkable symptoms on subsequent follow-up visits.

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Severe pentasomide Armillifer armillatus infestation complicated by hepatic encephalopathy

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Human Pentastomiasis Caused by Armillifer moniliformis in Malaysian Borneo

Human Pentastomiasis Caused by Armillifer moniliformis in Malaysian Borneo

Ocular Pentastomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Armillifer armillatus infestation in Human; public health scenario of a snake parasite: a report of three cases

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