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Trichostrongylosis

MedGen UID:
11908
•Concept ID:
C0040948
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Trichostrongyloses
SNOMED CT: Infection by Trichostrongylus (33710003); Trichostrongyliasis (33710003); Trichostrongylosis (33710003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005995

Definition

Infestation with nematode worms of the genus trichostrongylus. Humans become infected by swallowing larvae, usually with contaminated food or drink, although the larvae may penetrate human skin. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTrichostrongylosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Differential diagnosis of Trichostrongylus and hookworm eggs via PCR using ITS-1 sequence.
Yong TS, Lee JH, Sim S, Lee J, Min DY, Chai JY, Eom KS, Sohn WM, Lee SH, Rim HJ
Korean J Parasitol 2007 Mar;45(1):69-74. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2007.45.1.69. PMID: 17374982Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Identifying Helminth Infections via Routine Fecal Parasitological Examinations in Korea.
Choi SH, Lee C, Yang JI, Kwak MS, Chung GE, Kang HY, Chung SJ, Yim JY, Kim JS
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2017 Sep;97(3):888-895. Epub 2017 Jul 27 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0084. PMID: 28749758Free PMC Article
PREDICTORS OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GWAGWALADA, ABUJA, NIGERIA.
Nwalorzie C, Onyenakazi SC, Ogwu SO, Okafor AN
Niger J Med 2015 Jul-Sep;24(3):233-41. PMID: 27487594
Trichostrongylus colubriformis induces IgE-independent CD13, CD164 and CD203c mediated activation of basophils in an in vitro intestinal epithelial cell co-culture model.
Corvan SM, Agnew L, Andronicos NM
Vet Parasitol 2015 Jan 30;207(3-4):285-96. Epub 2014 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.10.012. PMID: 25541484
Human infection by Trichostrongylus spp. in residents of urban areas of Salvador city, Bahia, Brazil.
Souza RP, Souza JN, Menezes JF, Alcântara LM, Soares NM, Aquino Teixeira MC
Biomedica 2013 Jul-Sep;33(3):439-45. doi: 10.7705/biomedica.v33i3.770. PMID: 24652180
Plasma zinc and inappetence in sheep infected with Trichostrongylus colubriformis.
Symons LE
J Comp Pathol 1983 Oct;93(4):547-50. doi: 10.1016/0021-9975(83)90061-0. PMID: 6580296

Diagnosis

A multiplex restriction enzyme-PCR for unequivocal identification and differentiation of Trichostrongylus species in human samples.
Mizani A, Gill P, Daryani A, Sarvi S, Amouei A, Katrimi AB, Soleymani E, Mirshafiee S, Gholami S, Hosseini SA, Gholami S, Rahimi MT, Hashemi-Soteh MB, Sharif M
Acta Trop 2017 Sep;173:180-184. Epub 2017 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.06.001. PMID: 28595822
Four clusters of Trichostrongylus infection diagnosed in a single center, in Italy.
Buonfrate D, Angheben A, Gobbi F, Mistretta M, Degani M, Bisoffi Z
Infection 2017 Apr;45(2):233-236. Epub 2016 Oct 27 doi: 10.1007/s15010-016-0957-0. PMID: 27796847
Differential diagnosis of Trichostrongylus and hookworm eggs via PCR using ITS-1 sequence.
Yong TS, Lee JH, Sim S, Lee J, Min DY, Chai JY, Eom KS, Sohn WM, Lee SH, Rim HJ
Korean J Parasitol 2007 Mar;45(1):69-74. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2007.45.1.69. PMID: 17374982Free PMC Article
Human trichostrongyliasis in Queensland.
Boreham RE, McCowan MJ, Ryan AE, Allworth AM, Robson JM
Pathology 1995 Apr;27(2):182-5. doi: 10.1080/00313029500169842. PMID: 7567150
Intestinal nematode infections.
Markell EK
Pediatr Clin North Am 1985 Aug;32(4):971-86. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)34865-9. PMID: 3895141

Therapy

PREDICTORS OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GWAGWALADA, ABUJA, NIGERIA.
Nwalorzie C, Onyenakazi SC, Ogwu SO, Okafor AN
Niger J Med 2015 Jul-Sep;24(3):233-41. PMID: 27487594
Short report: Human Trichostrongylus colubriformis infection in a rural village in Laos.
Sato M, Yoonuan T, Sanguankiat S, Nuamtanong S, Pongvongsa T, Phimmayoi I, Phanhanan V, Boupha B, Moji K, Waikagul J
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2011 Jan;84(1):52-4. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0385. PMID: 21212201Free PMC Article
An unusual case of hypereosinophilia and abdominal pain: an outbreak of Trichostrongylus imported from New Zealand.
Wall EC, Bhatnagar N, Watson J, Doherty T
J Travel Med 2011 Jan-Feb;18(1):59-60. Epub 2010 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00474.x. PMID: 21199145
Abdominal pain and eosinophilia in suburban goat keepers--trichostrongylosis [corrected].
Ralph A, O'Sullivan MV, Sangster NC, Walker JC
Med J Aust 2006 May 1;184(9):467-9. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00455.x. PMID: 16646749
Intestinal nematode infections.
Markell EK
Pediatr Clin North Am 1985 Aug;32(4):971-86. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)34865-9. PMID: 3895141

Prognosis

PREDICTORS OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GWAGWALADA, ABUJA, NIGERIA.
Nwalorzie C, Onyenakazi SC, Ogwu SO, Okafor AN
Niger J Med 2015 Jul-Sep;24(3):233-41. PMID: 27487594
Comparative studies on the evaluation of the effect of new anthelminthics on various intestinal helminthiasis in Iran. Effects of anthelminthics on intestinal helminthiasis.
Farahmandian I, Arfaa F, Jalali H, Reza M
Chemotherapy 1977;23(2):98-105. doi: 10.1159/000221977. PMID: 318981
Human trichostrongylosis and its relationship to ancylostomiasis in southern Iraq, with comments on world incidence.
WATSON JM
Parasitology 1953 May;43(1-2):102-10. doi: 10.1017/s0031182000018369. PMID: 13046894

Clinical prediction guides

Identifying Helminth Infections via Routine Fecal Parasitological Examinations in Korea.
Choi SH, Lee C, Yang JI, Kwak MS, Chung GE, Kang HY, Chung SJ, Yim JY, Kim JS
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2017 Sep;97(3):888-895. Epub 2017 Jul 27 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0084. PMID: 28749758Free PMC Article
PREDICTORS OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GWAGWALADA, ABUJA, NIGERIA.
Nwalorzie C, Onyenakazi SC, Ogwu SO, Okafor AN
Niger J Med 2015 Jul-Sep;24(3):233-41. PMID: 27487594
Trichostrongylus colubriformis induces IgE-independent CD13, CD164 and CD203c mediated activation of basophils in an in vitro intestinal epithelial cell co-culture model.
Corvan SM, Agnew L, Andronicos NM
Vet Parasitol 2015 Jan 30;207(3-4):285-96. Epub 2014 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.10.012. PMID: 25541484
Prevalence and clinical aspects of human Trichostrongylus colubriformis infection in Lao PDR.
Watthanakulpanich D, Pongvongsa T, Sanguankiat S, Nuamtanong S, Maipanich W, Yoonuan T, Phuphisut O, Boupha B, Moji K, Sato M, Waikagul J
Acta Trop 2013 Apr;126(1):37-42. Epub 2013 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.01.002. PMID: 23318934
Differential diagnosis of Trichostrongylus and hookworm eggs via PCR using ITS-1 sequence.
Yong TS, Lee JH, Sim S, Lee J, Min DY, Chai JY, Eom KS, Sohn WM, Lee SH, Rim HJ
Korean J Parasitol 2007 Mar;45(1):69-74. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2007.45.1.69. PMID: 17374982Free PMC Article

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