A man in his 70s presented to the emergency unit for hematemesis. His recent blood test showed normal liver and renal function, and serum anti-Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) IgG antibody was negative. He took neither steroids nor nonsteroidal anti-infl ammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Emergency endoscopy revealed a bleeding gastric ulcer in the greater curvature of the gastric body (Fig. 1A). Endoscop...

Patient Sex, age Symptoms No. of days from ingestion of fish to onset of symptoms No. of h from onset of symptoms to the start of therapy Albendazole therapy, no. of days (total no. of tablets) No. of h from the start of therapy to clinical and radiological resolution Results of the skin prick test for A. simplex Leukocyte count, cells/mL (% eosinophils) Level of specific IgE against A. simplex...

The present study was performed to estimate the seroprevalence of larval Anisakis simplex infection among the residents health-examined in 3 hospitals in southern parts of Korea. A total of 498 serum samples (1 serum per person) were collected in 3 hospitals in Busan Metropolitan city, Masan city, and Geoje city in Gyeongsangnam-do (Province) and were examined by IgE-ELISA and IgE-western blott...

Anisakiasis is a parasitic infection caused by larval stages of nematodes of the genus Anisakis, Pseudoterranova and Contracaecum, of the Anisakidae family. The lifecycle of these nematodes develops in aquatic organisms and their final hosts are marine mammals. However, humans can act as accidental hosts and become infected with infective stage larvae (L3) by consuming raw or undercooked fish o...