Infestation of the human intestine by the millipede, Nopoiulus kochii


ERTEK M., ASLAN İ., YAZGI H., Torun H., Ayyildiz A., Tasyaran M.

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, cilt.18, sa.3, ss.306-307, 2004 (Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.0269-283x.2004.00507.x
  • Dergi Adı: Medical and Veterinary Entomology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.306-307
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Diplopoda, Nopoiulus kochii, human intestinal parasites, millipedes, Turkey
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Specimens of the millipede, Nopoiulus kochii (Gervais) were seen in faeces and vomit of a 14-year-old boy residing in Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey. The patient complained of a burning sensation in his throat and stomach-ache. Physical examination revealed no pathological findings, and how the patient became infected was unknown. Anti-parasitic drugs (niclosamide, albendazole), which he had been taking intermittently for 2 years by the prescription of a physician, had not resolved the problem.