Gnathostomiasis

Gnathostomiasis
Other namesGnathostoma, Larva migrans profundus, Nodular migratory eosinophilic panniculitis, Spiruroid larva migrans, Wandering swelling, Yangtze edema[1]
Video showing movement of G. spinigerum larvae in an infected copepod
SpecialtyInfectious diseases, helminthology 

Gnathostomiasis, also known as larva migrans profundus,[2]: 436  is the human infection caused by the nematode Gnathostoma spinigerum and/or Gnathostoma hispidum, which infects vertebrates.

  1. ^ Gideon; Gnathostomiasis
  2. ^ William D. James; Timothy G. Berger; Dirk M. Elston (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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