Gnathostomiasis

Gnathostomiasis
Other namesGnathostoma, Larva migrans profundus, Nodular migratory eosinophilic panniculitis, Spiruroid larva migrans, Wandering swelling, Yangtze edema
Video showing movement of G. spinigerum larvae in an infected copepod
SpecialtyInfectious diseases, helminthology 

Gnathostomiasis, also known as larva migrans profundus,: 436  is the human infection caused by the nematode Gnathostoma spinigerum and/or Gnathostoma hispidum, which infects vertebrates.

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