• Title of article

    CASE REPORT: A child with an acanthocephalan infection

  • Author/Authors

    Sahar, Makki M Riyadh Medical Complex, Saudi Arabia , Madani, Tariq A Ministry of Health - King Faisal Specialist Hospital Research Centre, Saudi Arabia , Al Mohsen, Ibrahim Z King Faisal Specialist Hospital Research Centr - Department of Pediatrics , Almodovar, Edna L King Faisal Specialist and Research Center - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,

  • From page
    321
  • To page
    324
  • Abstract
    Acanthocephalan worms are endoparasites of animals. They form a unique phylum by virtue of their unique structure and extreme parasitic habits. Very few cases of human infection by these worms have been reported. We describe a 20-month old Saudi child with recurrent passage of long worms that were confirmed to be the acanthocephalan, Moniliformis moniliformis
  • Journal title
    Annals of Saudi Medicine
  • Journal title
    Annals of Saudi Medicine
  • Record number

    2669843