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Capillariasis

MedGen UID:
507518
•Concept ID:
C0006897
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Capillaria Infection; Capillaria Infections; Capillariases; Infection, Capillaria
SNOMED CT: Capillaria infection (52979002); Capillariasis (52979002); Capillariosis (52979002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001532

Definition

A infectious disease involving the Capillaria. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Albendazole in the treatment of intestinal capillariasis.
Cross JH, Basaca-Sevilla V
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1987 Dec;18(4):507-10. PMID: 3448777
Attempts to modify treatment of intestinal capillariasis.
Basaca-Sevilla V, Cross JH
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1985 Dec;16(4):546-8. PMID: 3835695
Mebendazole in the treatment of intestinal capillariasis.
Singson CN, Banzon TC, Cross JH
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1975 Nov;24(6 Pt 1):932-4. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1975.24.932. PMID: 1200258

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Visceral larva Migrans in a Young Italian Patient: A Diagnostic Dilemma.
Francalanci E, Manciulli T, Bandini G, Blanc P, Bonelli SI, Brunetti E, Gotuzzo E, Cretu CM, Gobbi F, Bartoloni A, Zammarchi L
Acta Parasitol 2023 Dec;68(4):937-941. Epub 2023 Oct 23 doi: 10.1007/s11686-023-00723-9. PMID: 37872438Free PMC Article
Albendazole and Mebendazole as Anti-Parasitic and Anti-Cancer Agents: an Update.
Chai JY, Jung BK, Hong SJ
Korean J Parasitol 2021 Jun;59(3):189-225. Epub 2021 Jun 21 doi: 10.3347/kjp.2021.59.3.189. PMID: 34218593Free PMC Article
Hepatic Capillariasis- Drug Targets.
Dubey A, Bagchi A, Sharma D, Dey A, Nandy K, Sharma R
Infect Disord Drug Targets 2018;18(1):3-10. doi: 10.2174/1871526517666170427124254. PMID: 28460612
Capillaria hepatica in China.
Li CD, Yang HL, Wang Y
World J Gastroenterol 2010 Feb 14;16(6):698-702. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i6.698. PMID: 20135717Free PMC Article
Mebendazole.
Keystone JS, Murdoch JK
Ann Intern Med 1979 Oct;91(4):582-6. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-91-4-582. PMID: 484964

Prognosis

Visceral larva Migrans in a Young Italian Patient: A Diagnostic Dilemma.
Francalanci E, Manciulli T, Bandini G, Blanc P, Bonelli SI, Brunetti E, Gotuzzo E, Cretu CM, Gobbi F, Bartoloni A, Zammarchi L
Acta Parasitol 2023 Dec;68(4):937-941. Epub 2023 Oct 23 doi: 10.1007/s11686-023-00723-9. PMID: 37872438Free PMC Article
Clinical and laboratory characterizations of hepatic capillariasis.
Wang L, Zhang Y, Deng Y, Li X, Zheng X, Wang F, Zou Y
Acta Trop 2019 May;193:206-210. Epub 2019 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.01.023. PMID: 30710532
An Overview of Fish-borne Nematodiases among Returned Travelers for Recent 25 Years- Unexpected Diseases Sometimes Far Away from the Origin.
Eiras JC, Pavanelli GC, Takemoto RM, Nawa Y
Korean J Parasitol 2018 Jun;56(3):215-227. Epub 2018 Jun 30 doi: 10.3347/kjp.2018.56.3.215. PMID: 29996625Free PMC Article
Development and evaluation of a rapid diagnostic immunochromatographic device to detect antibodies in sera from intestinal capillariasis cases.
Intapan PM, Rodpai R, Sanpool O, Thanchomnang T, Sadaow L, Phosuk I, Maleewong W
Parasitol Res 2017 Sep;116(9):2443-2447. Epub 2017 Jun 30 doi: 10.1007/s00436-017-5546-3. PMID: 28667523
Capillaria hepatica in China.
Li CD, Yang HL, Wang Y
World J Gastroenterol 2010 Feb 14;16(6):698-702. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i6.698. PMID: 20135717Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Human parasitic infections of the class Adenophorea: global epidemiology, pathogenesis, prevention and control.
Intirach J, Shu C, Lv X, Gao S, Sutthanont N, Chen T, Lv Z
Infect Dis Poverty 2024 Jun 20;13(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s40249-024-01216-1. PMID: 38902844Free PMC Article
Visceral larva Migrans in a Young Italian Patient: A Diagnostic Dilemma.
Francalanci E, Manciulli T, Bandini G, Blanc P, Bonelli SI, Brunetti E, Gotuzzo E, Cretu CM, Gobbi F, Bartoloni A, Zammarchi L
Acta Parasitol 2023 Dec;68(4):937-941. Epub 2023 Oct 23 doi: 10.1007/s11686-023-00723-9. PMID: 37872438Free PMC Article
Development and evaluation of a rapid diagnostic immunochromatographic device to detect antibodies in sera from intestinal capillariasis cases.
Intapan PM, Rodpai R, Sanpool O, Thanchomnang T, Sadaow L, Phosuk I, Maleewong W
Parasitol Res 2017 Sep;116(9):2443-2447. Epub 2017 Jun 30 doi: 10.1007/s00436-017-5546-3. PMID: 28667523
Intestinal capillariasis in the 21st century: clinical presentations and role of endoscopy and imaging.
Limsrivilai J, Pongprasobchai S, Apisarnthanarak P, Manatsathit S
BMC Gastroenterol 2014 Dec 10;14:207. doi: 10.1186/s12876-014-0207-9. PMID: 25492259Free PMC Article
Food-borne parasitic zoonoses in the Philippines.
Eduardo SL
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1991 Dec;22 Suppl:16-22. PMID: 1822878

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