KEGG   DISEASE: Gnathostomiasis
Entry
H01057                      Disease                                
Name
Gnathostomiasis
Description
Gnathostomiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the helminths Gnathostoma species, which are endemic to tropical and subtropical regions. Humans usually become infected by eating raw freshwater fish. The clinical presentation is characterized by localized, intermittent, migratory swellings of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, often in association with localized pain, pruritus, and erythema.
Category
Parasitic infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
 01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  Parasitic diseases
   Helminthiases
    Diseases due to nematodes
     1F67  Gnathostomiasis
      H01057  Gnathostomiasis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
 Parasitic infections (animals)
  Infections caused by nematodes
   H01057  Gnathostomiasis
Pathogen
Gnathostoma spinigerum
Gnathostoma hispidum
Gnathostoma doloresi
Comment
For many years, surgical excision of the larvae remained the only effective management.
Other DBs
ICD-11: 1F67
MeSH: D058429
Reference
PMID:19597010
  Authors
Herman JS, Chiodini PL
  Title
Gnathostomiasis, another emerging imported disease.
  Journal
Clin Microbiol Rev 22:484-92 (2009)
DOI:10.1128/CMR.00003-09
Reference
PMID:15825144
  Authors
Ligon BL
  Title
Gnathostomiasis: a review of a previously localized zoonosis now crossing numerous geographical boundaries.
  Journal
Semin Pediatr Infect Dis 16:137-43 (2005)
DOI:10.1053/j.spid.2005.01.002
Reference
PMID:8448317
  Authors
Rusnak JM, Lucey DR
  Title
Clinical gnathostomiasis: case report and review of the English-language literature.
  Journal
Clin Infect Dis 16:33-50 (1993)
DOI:10.1093/clinids/16.1.33
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