Diagnostic Methods in Other Tissue Helminthiasis Including Angiostrongyliasis, Gnathostomiasis and Trichinosis: A Review.

摘要

The number of different helminth species capable of invading the tissues and organs of man is unknown but with the increasing awareness of parasitologists and physicians of infections of this kind new species are frequently being added to the list. Three important diseases caused by nematodes that invade tissue and which may provoke serious clinical manifestations and often death are angiostrongyliasis, gnathostomiasis and trichinosis. This paper reviews certain aspects of the diseases mentioned and present methods used to aid in their diagnosis.