Capillaria philippinensis
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| Capillariasis Classification and external resources |
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| Capillaria philippinensis | |
| ICD-10 | B81.1 |
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| ICD-9 | 127.5 |
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[edit] Life cycle
Eggs --> 1st stage larvae (36-150 micro metre) --> 2nd stage larvae (411-500 micro metre) --> Infective larvae --> Adults
Life cycle in nature: Fish --> Bird --> Fish Human became accidentally involved.
[edit] Clinical features
Abdominal pain, diarrhea, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, muscle wasting, cardiac failure and hypotension. Produce severe disease which may lead to death. The mortality is around 20% within untreated cases.
[edit] Differential Diagnosis
Examination of eggs, larvae and adults in feces
[edit] Treatment
1. Thiabendazole, 25mg/kg for 30 days
2. Mebendazole, 400mg/day for 15-20 days
3. Albendazole
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