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Cutaneous oesophagostomiasis in man

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

R. A. Ross ,
D. I. Gibson  and
Eileen A. Harris
R. A. Ross
Affiliation:
Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse, Plymouth, PL1 3JY;
D. I. Gibson
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
Eileen A. Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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Abstract

A case is presented of infection by Oesophagostomum, a nematode worm, producing a cutaneous nodule in man. Of the 70 individual cases reported in man it is believed that this is the first in which the worm has produced a lesion outside the gastro-intestinal tract and without evidence of bowel infection. This finding suggests either that the worm is able to achieve direct skin penetration or that it can be disseminated from the bowel via the bloodstream or the lymphatics. The pathology caused by Oesophagostomum and the possible modes of infection are discussed in relation to studies in animals, particularly simians and cattle.

Keywords

Oesophagostomummanpathologycutaneous localization
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , September 1989 , pp. 261 - 265
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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