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A Case of Pentastomiasis at the Left Maxilla Bone in a Patient with Thyroid Cancer
| Title: | A Case of Pentastomiasis at the Left Maxilla Bone in a Patient with Thyroid Cancer |
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| Authors: | Eunae Sandra Cho, Hyun Sil Kim, Hwi-Dong Jung, Tai Soon Yong, In Yong Lee, Su Jin Jeong, Seung Wook Jung |
| Contributors: | College of Dentistry, Dept. of Oral Pathology, Eunae Sandra Cho, Seung Wook Jung, Hwi-Dong Jung, In Yong Lee, Tai-Soon Yong, Su Jin Jeong, Hyun Sil Kim, Kim, Hyun Sil, Yong, Tai Soon, Lee, In Yong, Jeong, Su Jin, Jung, Hwi Dong |
| Source: | Korean J Parasitol |
| Publisher Information: | Korean Society for Parasitology, 2017. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Subject Terms: | Male, Maxilla/diagnostic imaging, Maxillary Diseases/parasitology, Case Report, Antineoplastic Agents, Pentastomida, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Parasitic Diseases/diagnostic imaging, Maxilla/pathology, Maxilla, Parasitic Diseases, Animals, Humans, Thyroid Neoplasms, Maxillary Diseases/pathology, Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw/parasitology, Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects, Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw/diagnostic imaging, Middle Aged, Thyroid Neoplasms/complications, Maxilla/parasitology, Maxillary Diseases, 3. Good health, Parasitic Diseases/parasitology, Maxillary Diseases/diagnostic imaging, Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw/etiology, Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, Parasitic Diseases/pathology, Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw/pathology |
| Description: | Pentastomiasis, a zoonotic parasite infection, is typically found in the respiratory tract and viscera of the host, including humans. Here, we report for the first time an extremely rare case of intraosseous pentastomiasis in the human maxilla suffering from medication related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). A 55-year-old male had continuously visited the hospital for MRONJ which had primarily developed after bisphosphonate and anti-neoplastic administration for previous bone metastasis of medullary thyroid cancer. Pain, bone exposure, and pus discharge in the right mandible and left maxilla were seen. Osteolysis with maxillary cortical bone perforation at the left buccal vestibule, palate, nasal cavity, and maxillary sinus was observed by radiologic images. A biopsy was done at the left maxilla and through pathological evaluation, a parasite with features of pentastome was revealed within the necrotic bone tissue. Further history taking and laboratory evaluation was done. The parasite was suspected to be infected through maxillary open wounds caused by MRONJ. Awareness of intraosseous pentastomiasis should be emphasized not to be missed behind the MRONJ. Proper evaluation and interpretation for past medical history may lead to correct differential diagnosis and therapeutic intervention for parasite infections. |
| Document Type: | Article Other literature type |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1738-0006 0023-4001 |
| DOI: | 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.4.433 |
| Access URL: | http://parasitol.kr/upload/pdf/kjp-55-4-433.pdf https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28877577 https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/160725 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5594732 https://yonsei.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/a-case-of-pentastomiasis-at-the-left-maxilla-bone-in-a-patient-wi http://parasitol.kr/upload/pdf/kjp-55-4-433.pdf http://www.parasitol.kr/journal/view.php?doi=10.3347/kjp.2017.55.4.433 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5594732 |
| Rights: | CC BY NC CC BY NC ND |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....031572f95a1ddcfc4b067a4fbd2cad33 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
| ISSN: | 17380006 00234001 |
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| DOI: | 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.4.433 |