First case report of Mammomonogamus (Syngamus) laryngeus human infection in Colombia
Keywords:
parasites/parasitology, respiratory insufficiency, case reports [Publication type], Colombia.
Abstract
Parasitic nematodes of the genus Mammomonogamus affect the respiratory tract of domestic mammals. The male and female of M. laryngeus remain in permanent copula so that the pair appears as a "Y'. To date, a few more than 100 cases of human infections by this parasite have been reported in the biomedical literature. This report describes the first infected patient in Colombia. He had a persistent and productive cough and after an episode of coughing a pair of worms were expelled in sputum with total clinical recovery. Since there is scant clinical information about this parasite, this report includes a description of the adult worms, a summary of the epidemiology and the clinical manifestations in humans. Photographs are presented to facilitate future identification by morphological characteristics.Downloads
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2. Beaver PC, Jung RC, Wayne E. Clinical Parasitology. Philadelphia: Lea and Febiger; 1984.
3. Da Costa JC, Delgado ML, Vieira P, Afonso A, Conde B, Cross JH. Syngamoniasis in tourist. Emerg Infect Dis 2005;11:1976-7.
4. Freitas AL, De Carli G, Blankenhein MH. Mammomonogamus (Syngamus) laryngeus infection: a new Brazilian human case. Rev Inst Med Trop São Paulo 1995;37:177-9.
5. Cunnac M, Magnaval JF, Cayarci D, Leophonte P. A propos de 3 cas de syngamose humaine en Guadeloupe. Rev Pneumol Clin 1988;44:40-2.
6. Mornex JF, Magdeleine J, De Thore J. La syngamose humaine (Mammomonogamus nasicola) cause de toux chronique en Martinique. 37 observations recentes. Nouv Presse Med 1980;9:3628.
7. Pontes PA, Gadelha ME, Gregorio LC. Pathologic quiz case 2. Laryngeal syngamosis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1993;119:573-4.
8. Nosanchuk JS, Wade SE, Landolf M. Case report of and description of parasite in Mammomonogamus laryngeus (human syngamosis) infection. J Clin Microbiol 1995;33:998-1000.
9. Kim HY, Lee SM, Joo JE, Na MJ, Ahh MH, Min DY. Human syngamosis: the first case in Korea. Thorax 1998 53:717-8.
10. Limawongpranee S, Samanthai S, Yoolek A. Human Mammomonogamus laryngeus infection (Syngamosis): The second case report in Thailand. Siriraj Hosp Gaz 2004;56:82-6.
11. Eamsobhana P, Mongkolporn T, Punthuprapasa P, Yoolek A. Mammomonogamus roundworm (Nematoda: Syngamidae) recovered from the duodenum of a Thai patient: a first and unusual case originating in Thailand. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2006;100:387-91.
12. Guzman VH, Adams LG, Galvin TJ. Bovine laryngeus verminosis due to Mammonogamus laryngeus in Colombia. Revista ICA 1977;11:81-8.
13. Acha PN, Szyfres B. Zoonoses and communicable diseases common to animals and man. 2nd ed. Washington D.C: Pan American Health Organization; 1987.
14. Leers WD, Sarin MK, Arthurs K. Syngamosis, an unusual cause of asthma: the first reported case in Canada. Can Med Assoc J 1985;132:269-70.
15. Pipitgool V, Chaisiri K, Visetsupakarn P, Srigan V, Maleewong W. Mammonogamus (Syngamus) laryngeus infection: a first case report in Thailand. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1992; 23:
336-7.
16. Geary TG. Ivermectin 20 years on: maturation of a wonder drug. Trends Parasitol 2005;21:530-2.
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Castaño JC, Núñez F Ángel, González MM, Téllez G, Giraldo MI. First case report of Mammomonogamus (Syngamus) laryngeus human infection in Colombia. Biomed. [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Apr. 4];26(3):337-41. Available from: https://revistabiomedicaorg.biteca.online/index.php/biomedica/article/view/352
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