Patent Macracanthorhynchus ingens Infection in a 17-Month-Old Child, Ohio.

ABSTRACT: Limited data exist on human Macracanthorhynchus infections. We report an asymptomatic 17-month-old who passed eggs and an adult Macracanthorhynchus ingens worm, indicating parasite maturation and reproduction. Macracanthorhynchus ingens may have a greater capacity to mature in humans versus Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus.

SUBMITTER: Chancey RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7856340 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature