A Case of Trichuris Trichiura in the Cecum Found and Removed by Colonofiberscopy

  • Kitamura Reiko
    3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
  • Ookubo Kenji
    3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
  • Saito Toshifumi
    3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
  • Nagahama Masatsugu
    3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
  • Shirato Kazuto
    3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
  • Takamura Tomoo
    3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
  • Suzuki Hiroyo
    3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
  • Nagase Hajime
    3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
  • Tominaga Shizuo
    3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
  • Suzuki Ryouichi
    3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
  • Takamura Yutaro
    3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
  • Sekihara Hisahiko
    3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
  • Amano Teruaki
    Department of Parasitology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine

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  • 大腸内視鏡時に偶然発見し摘出した鞭虫症の1例

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Abstract

A 60-year-old man visited our hospital for follow-up after polypectomy. He was without any complaints. Colonoscopic examination revealed the head of parasite embeded into the mucosa of bottom of the cecum. It was removed using biopsy forceps and later diagnosed as being a female Trichuris trichiura 30 mm in length.<br> Trichuris trichiura is a common soil helminthiasis widely distributed arround the world, currently the incidence of clinical infection of this parasite is low in Japan. Fourteen cases have been reported in the Japanese literature. They have been removed by colonoscopy.

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