First case of human gongylonemosis in France

Gongylonema spp. are cosmopolitan spirurid nematodes that are common parasites of wild and domesticated mammals and birds. Gongylonema pulchrum Molin, 1857 is most common in ruminants, where it invades mucosa and submucosa of the mouth, tongue, oesophagus and forestomachs. It extremely rarely occurs...

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Published in:Parasite (Paris) 2013-01, Vol.20, p.5-5
Main Authors: Pesson, Bernard, Hersant, Christel, Biehler, Jean-François, Abou-Bacar, Ahmed, Brunet, Julie, Pfaff, Alexander W., Ferté, Hubert, Candolfi, Ermanno
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Birds
case report
Case reports
Esophagus
France
Gongylonema
human infection
Humans
Lip - parasitology
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth Mucosa - parasitology
Mucosa
Nematodes
Parasites
Short Note
Spirurida Infections - diagnosis
Spirurida Infections - parasitology
Spiruroidea - anatomy & histology
Spiruroidea - classification
Spiruroidea - isolation & purification
Tongue
zoonosis
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Summary:Gongylonema spp. are cosmopolitan spirurid nematodes that are common parasites of wild and domesticated mammals and birds. Gongylonema pulchrum Molin, 1857 is most common in ruminants, where it invades mucosa and submucosa of the mouth, tongue, oesophagus and forestomachs. It extremely rarely occurs in man, and fewer than 60 cases have been reported worldwide. We report a case from the Alsace region, which appears to be the first case of human gongylonemosis described in France. Les nématodes du genre Gongylonema sont des spiruridés cosmopolites parasites fréquents dans de nombreux mammifères et oiseaux sauvages ou domestiques. Gongylonema pulchrum Molin, 1857 est l’espèce la plus souvent rapportée chez les ruminants, dans la muqueuse et la sous-muqueuse de leur bouche, langue, œsophage et rumen. Il n’est que très exceptionnellement retrouvé chez l’homme. Moins de 60 cas ont été décrits à travers le monde. Nous rapportons dans cet article le premier cas français, découvert en Alsace.
ISSN:1776-1042
1252-607X
1776-1042
DOI:10.1051/parasite/2013007