Echinostoma hortense의 인체감염 1예

Abstract

In 1995, Authors experienced 1 case of a 44-year-old Korean man infected with Echinostoma hortense, who residing in Jin - ju, Kyoungsangnam - do, Korea. The fecal examination revealed a few golden - yellow and elliptical eggs of 121.5 x 64.3μm in Slze. He was treated with Praziquantel(DistocideR) 10 mg/kg in single dose and purgated with magnesium salt. 10 flukes were collected from the diarrheal stool. The flukes were 7.4~9.3 mm long, had 27~28 collar spines around their head, laterally deviated ovary and two tandem testes. They were identified as E. hortense Asada, 1926. He had eaten many kinds of raw flesh water fish, loaches and frogs in his native village, which are known as the second intermediate hosts of E. hortense. He had subjective symptom(abdominal pain, intermittent diarrhea) The eosinophil was 9% among leukocytes in peripheral blood smear. Echinostomatid eggs were not found after the treatment. This report is the one of 5 cases for a year(1995) in S.N.U.H, Korea.