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KMID : 0425120170550010077
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2017 Volume.55 No. 1 p.77 ~ p.79
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Infection of Oligochaetes, Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Annelida: Oligochaeta), in the Nasal Cavity of a Chinese Man
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Liu Hong Bin
Zhang Zhen Ming
Huang Guang Ping
Gu Xiao Long
Wang Chun Miao
Wang Yan
Lu Zhi Min
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Abstract
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The infection by Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparede, 1862 (Oligochaeta: Tubificinae) in humans is relatively uncommon. The present report is to describe an incidental human infection with oligochaetes in the nasal cavity of a Chinese man, a 25-year-old man residing in Zhangjiakou city, Hebei province, China presenting with nose bleed, severe itching, continuous sneezing, and rhinorrhea. A lot of oligochaete worms were found in the nasal discharge of the patient. The detected worms were identified as Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Annelida: Oligochaeta) based on morphological and molecular characteristics. This incidental L. hoffmeisteri nasal infection is the first case in China and indicates that oligochaete worms can be encountered in humans.
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KEYWORD
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Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri, oligochaete, nasal infection, case report, China
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