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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e
| Part 8. Infectious Diseases > Section 19. Helminthic Infections > |
Chapter 216. Trichinellosis and Other Tissue Nematode Infections
Sections: Trichinellosis and Other Tissue Nematode Infections: Introduction, Trichinellosis, Visceral and Ocular Larva Migrans, Cutaneous Larva Migrans, Angiostrongyliasis, Gnathostomiasis, Further Readings.
Topics Discussed: parasitic diseases; parasitology; tissue roundworms; trichinella.
Excerpt:"Nematodes are elongated, symmetric roundworms. Parasitic nematodes of medical significance may be broadly classified as either predominantly intestinal or tissue nematodes. This chapter covers the tissue nematodes that cause trichinellosis, visceral and ocular larva migrans, cutaneous larva migrans, cerebral angiostrongyliasis, and gnathostomiasis. All of these zoonotic infections result from incidental exposure to infectious nematodes. The clinical symptoms of these infections are due largely to invasive larval stages that (except in the case of Trichinella) do not reach maturity in humans...."
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