Gnathostoma spinigerum from the cervix of a woman in Jakarta

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1979 Jan;28(1):161-2. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1979.28.161.

Abstract

A male Gnathostoma spinigerum was removed from the cervix of a 29-year-old Jakarta resident who suffered from chronic cervicitis. The worm was 6.7 mm in length and had eight rows of spines on the cephalic bulb. This is the third case of gnathostomiasis reported from Indonesia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cervix Uteri / parasitology
  • Female
  • Gnathostoma / anatomy & histology
  • Humans
  • Nematode Infections / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Cervicitis / diagnosis
  • Uterine Cervicitis / parasitology*