Infestation of the human intestine by the millipede, Nopoiulus kochii

Authors: M. Ertek¹; I. Aslan²; H. Yazgi³; H. C. Torun¹; A. Ayyildiz³; M. A. Tasyaran¹

Source: Medical & Veterinary Entomology, Volume 18, Number 3, September 2004 , pp. 306-307(2)

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Abstract:

Specimens of the millipede, Nopoiulus kochii (Gervais) were seen in faeces and vomit of a 14-year-old boy residing in Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey. The patient complained of a burning sensation in his throat and stomach-ache. Physical examination revealed no pathological findings, and how the patient became infected was unknown. Anti-parasitic drugs (niclosamide, albendazole), which he had been taking intermittently for 2 years by the prescription of a physician, had not resolved the problem.

Keywords: Diplopoda; Nopoiulus kochii; human intestinal parasites; millipedes; Turkey

Document Type: Short communication

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0269-283X.2004.00507.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, 2: Agricultural Faculty, Plant Protection Department and 3: Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Ataturk University, Medical School, Erzurum, Turkey

Publication date: 2004-09-01