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Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 17: 1522-1523
© 2002 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association

Case Reports

Incidental detection of an Anisakis larva in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis effluent

Chung-Ho Yeum1, Seong-Kwon Ma2, Soo-Wan Kim2, Nam-Ho Kim2, Jin Kim3 and Ki-Chul Choi2,

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Cheju National University Medical School, Jeju, Jeju, Korea, 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Gwangju, Korea and 3 Department of Parasitology, Seonam University College of Medicine, Namwon, Jeonbuk, Korea

Keywords: Anisakis larvae; CAPD; extragastrointestinal anisakiasis; seafood

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Anisakiasis is a parasitic disease of the gastrointestinal tract caused by ingestion of Anisakis larvae present in raw or undercooked fish such as sashimi, sushi, ceviche, and lomi-lomi. This disease is not uncommon in Korea, where people habitually eat raw fish [1].

Anisakis larvae commonly lodge in the wall of the stomach, intestine, or colon, causing an inflammatory response and acute symptoms such as sudden abdominal pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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