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- Title
Human Infection with the Nematode Gongylonema sp.: A Case Report from Bulgaria.
- Authors
Vuchev, Dimitar; Popova, Galya; Tomova, Maya
- Abstract
We report a case of infection with the zoonotic nematode Gongylonema sp. in a 24-year-old woman from Varna, Bulgaria. Two days before seeking medical attention, the patient had noticed a filamentous mass in her buccal mucosa that migrated when touched with the tongue. She manually removed a thread-like worm from the mucosa near her lower lip. Albendazole was prescribed for three days. The patient had no history of travelling abroad or contact with animals. To our knowledge, this is the sixth case that has been reported in the country.
- Subjects
ZOONOSES; NEMATODE infections; ALBENDAZOLE; MUCOUS membranes; TONGUE
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2024, Vol 19, Issue 3, p366
- ISSN
1735-7020
- Publication type
Case Study