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Anisakiasis of the tonsils

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Deepa Bhargava ,
Rajagopalan Raman ,
Mervat Z. El Azzouni ,
Kamlesh Bhargava  and
Bharthi Bhusnurmath
Deepa Bhargava*
Affiliation:
Otolaryngology Division, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
Rajagopalan Raman
Affiliation:
Otolaryngology Division, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
Mervat Z. El Azzouni
Affiliation:
Department of surgery, Department of Microbiology, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
Kamlesh Bhargava
Affiliation:
Family and Community Health Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
Bharthi Bhusnurmath
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Deepa Bhargava, M.S., Registrar, Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
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Abstract

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A six-year-old Indian girl presenting with clinical features of chronic recurrent tonsillitis, had a tonsillectomy. Histopathology revealed a cross-section of an Anisakis worm in the tonsil. This report documents a new location in the human host for this rare parasite.

Keywords

TonsillectomyNematoda
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 4 , April 1996 , pp. 387 - 388
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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