Hepatic capillariasis: A rare parasitic infection

Capillaria hepatica discovered in 1893 by Bankroft is a nematode of family Trichocephalidea and class Trichuroidea, similar to Trichuris trichiura. The parasite primarily infects the rodents with rare cases of human infections. Approximately 90% of the rats are infected with Capillaria species. This...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian journal of pathology & microbiology 2016-01, Vol.59 (1), p.124-125
Hauptverfasser:	Yadav, Subhash, Sathe, Pragati, Ghodke, Ratnaprabha
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Capillaria Capillaria - isolation & purification Capillaria hepatica Child, Preschool Diagnosis Enoplida Infections - diagnosis Enoplida Infections - parasitology Enoplida Infections - pathology Hepatica Histocytochemistry Humans Liver diseases Male Microscopy Nematoda Trichuris trichiura
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Zusammenfassung:	Capillaria hepatica discovered in 1893 by Bankroft is a nematode of family Trichocephalidea and class Trichuroidea, similar to Trichuris trichiura. The parasite primarily infects the rodents with rare cases of human infections. Approximately 90% of the rats are infected with Capillaria species. This explains the global distribution of sporadic cases of C. hepatica. Humans are the accidental host with
ISSN:	0377-4929 0974-5130
DOI:	10.4103/0377-4929.174878