The association of anisakiasis of the colon with colon cancer is rare and difficult to diagnose. Only one case of this type has been reported to date. In this study, we report a case of synchronous colon cancer and colonic anisakiasis. A 50-year-old woman was admitted for abdominal pain, and a volume-rendered surface-shaded image of CT colonography (CTC) revealed a concentric narrowing in the s...

Anisakiasis is a fish-borne zoonotic disease. A case of intestinal anisakiasis in a woman who had consumed raw marinated anchovies was reported. The intestinal localization resulted in occlusive acute abdomen which required an emergency surgical treatment. The histological examination of the eosinophilic granuloma removed from the resected colon revealed the presence of larval nematodes of the ...

Gastrointestinal anisakiasis is a parasitic infection occurring in people that consume raw or inadequately cooked fish or squid. It is frequently characterized by severe epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting caused by the penetration of the larvae into the gastric wall. Acute gastric anisakiasis with severe chest discomfort is rarely reported in Italy. On the other hand, gastro-allergic anisakia...

Gastric anisakiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the consumption of seafood infested with third-stage larvae of the nematode Anisakis simplex or related species. Patients typically present with acute and severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Endoscopic removal is the standard therapy. With the increase in incidence of gastric anisakiasis in the West, this disease has become widely re...

BACKGROUND Anisakiasis is an important fish-borne zoonosis provoked by larval stages of nematodes belonging to the genus Anisakis. The detection and identification of human infections is difficult. This is due to: a) the low specificity of the clinical features and symptomatology related to human infections; b) the paucity of diagnostic features of larvae found in granulomatous lesions characte...

A 54-year-old man complained of lower abdominal pain and diarrhea. Laboratory examinations revealed an elevated serum level of C-reactive protein (4.45 mg/dL) and an increased percentage of eosinophils (7.1%, normal; 3-5 %) whereas white blood cell count was normal. He had ingested raw fish one day before the onset of disease. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed wall-thickening of the ile...

Enteric anisakiasis is a known parasitic infection. To date, human infection has been reported as resulting from the inadvertent ingestion of the anisakis larvae when eating raw/undercooked fish, squid, or eel. We present a first reported case of intestinal obstruction caused by anisakiasis, after the ingestion of raw clams.

Nematode worm Anisakis sp is the causative agent of anisakiasis, a zoonosis which continues to be health problem in humans, globally. Its clinical spectum varies from mild very severe and always connected with sea fishes, one important source nutrition for community that cannot ignored. In addition, consumer’s behavior lifestyle processing consuming fishes also have has potency as predisposing ...

Anisakiasis is a parasitic disease caused by ingestion of raw fish infected with anisakid larvae. Endoscopic changing patterns of submucosal lesions in chronic gastric anisakiasis have not been known yet. Here we report 4 cases of suspected gastric anisakiasis which were improved during follow-up periods without surgical treatment. The patients presented with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting...