A case report of Linguatula serrata infestation from rural area of Isfahan city, Iran
Two female Afghans refugees of a family (a 34 years old mother and her 12 years old daughter) that live in Borkhar, Khorzogh a rural area of Isfahan city of Iran admitted to the Dr. Enayatinia private medical office, with nasopharyngeal symptoms. They stated that their clinical symptoms started 2-3 hours after eating raw goat liver. The symptoms described were discomfort and pricking sensation in throat with expansion to the ears. Symptoms like coughing, sneezing, yellow nasal and ear discharges were appeared; and after several days, patients felt epigastric pains and movement of something in their nose and ears, and several organisms were removed after coughing and sneezing.\nThen, patients referred to the Souroosh Diagnosis Medical Laboratory in Khorzogh, using forceps, 3 worm-like and white colored organisms were detected from tongue and due to coughing and sneezing, 4 other organisms were exited. Using stereo microscope and direct microscopy with normal saline, the nymph of Linguatula serrata was diagnosed in Parasitology and Mycology Department, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences []. In the anterior end of parasite 4 large hooks surrounded its mouth [], and its segmented membrane covered with prominent spines [].