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

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

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English

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Emerg Infect Dis

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

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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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31211937

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PMC6590738

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Journal Article

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Pennsylvania

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Disseminated Metacestode Versteria Species Infection in Woman, Pennsylvania, USA1

Disseminated Metacestode Versteria Species Infection in Woman, Pennsylvania, USA1

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