Disseminated Metacestode Versteria Species Infection in Woman, Pennsylvania, USA1

Lehman, Bethany; Leal, Sixto M.; Procop, Gary W.; O’Connell, Elise; Shaik, Jahangheer; Nash, Theodore E.; Nutman, Thomas B.; Jones, Stephen; Braunthal, Stephanie; Shah, Shetal N.; Cruise, Michael W.; Mukhopadhyay, Sanjay; Banzon, Jona

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Disseminated Metacestode Versteria Species Infection in Woman, Pennsylvania, USA1

Published Date:

Jul 2019

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 25(7):1429-1431

Language:

English

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Emerg Infect Dis

Personal Author:

Lehman, Bethany ; Leal, Sixto M. ; Procop, Gary W. ; O’Connell, Elise ; Shaik, Jahangheer ; ... More ▼

Description:

A patient in Pennsylvania, USA, with common variable immunodeficiency sought care for fever, cough, and abdominal pain. Imaging revealed lesions involving multiple organs. Liver resection demonstrated necrotizing granulomas, recognizable tegument, and calcareous corpuscles indicative of an invasive cestode infection. Sequencing revealed 98% identity to a Versteria species of cestode found in mink.

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Pubmed ID:

31211937

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6590738

Document Type:

Journal Article

Place as Subject:

Pennsylvania

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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