在人类中传播的阿米利弗感染:一种罕见的实体
Deesha Shah1, Daniel Miller1, Roger Stern1
1Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Queens Hospital Center, New York City, USA.
Cureus
|September 4, 2023
概括
亚米利弗寄生虫是一种体虫,可以感染人类,尤其是在食用爬行动物后. 这一案例突出了西非男子罕见的传播感染,出现了发烧和寒.
科学领域:
- 寄生虫学的寄生虫学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 医学动物学医学动物学
背景情况:
- 亚米利弗寄生虫 (Pentastomida) 主要感染爬行动物,但可以在人类中引起动物性感染.
- 人类感染通常无症状或轻度,严重病例罕见.
研究的目的:
- 报告一种罕见的人体传播的Armillifer感染病例.
- 突出临床和诊断成像发现.
- 强调与食用感染动物相关的潜在风险.
主要方法:
- 一个来自西非的61岁男性的病例报告.
- 对临床表现的审查 (发烧,寒,夜间出汗).
- 对诊断成像发现的分析表明传播感染.
- 调查患者的病史,包括吃蛇的情况.
主要成果:
- 患者出现了与全身感染一致的症状.
- 诊断成像显示发现表明散布的Armillifer寄生虫感染.
- 记录了蛇食用史,这是潜在的感染源.
结论:
- 散布的Armillifer感染虽然很少见,但可以发生在人类身上.
- 吃受感染的动物,如蛇,是可能的传播途径.
- 通过临床怀疑和成像即时诊断对于管理严重病例至关重要.
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