Clinical features of human intestinal capillariasis in Taiwan

Table 1 Cheracteristics of seven patients with intestinal capillariasis reported in Tai-tung

Case No.	Year Occurred	Occupation	Age (yr)	Sex	Travel history	Associated parasite	Treatment	Outcome
1	1983	Farmer	76	M	-	Clonorchis sinensis	Albendazole	Cure
2	1987	Merchant	46	M	-	-	Albendazole	Cure
3	1988	Housewife	58	F	Thailand	-	Mebendazole	Cure
4	1990	Housewife	41	F	-	-	Mebendazole	Cure
5	1991	Housewife	36	F	-	-	Mebendazole	Cure
6	1991	Farmer	62	M	-	Clonorchis sinensis	Mebendazole	Cure
7	1991	Housewife	46	F	-	-	Mebendazole	Cure
8	1992	Merchant	53	M	Thailand	-	Mebendazole	Cure
9	1992	Farmer	45	M	-	-	Mebendazole	Cure
10	1995	Farmer	61	M	-	-	Mebendazole	Cure
11	1995	Housewife	45	F	-	Strongyloides stercoralis	Mebendazole	Cure
12	1999	Farmer	39	M	-	-	Mebendazole	Cure
13	2000	Fisher-man	69	M	-	-	Mebendazole	Cure
14	2001	Farmer	50	M	-	Clonorchis sinensis	Mebendazole	Cure

Table 2 Clinical features and diagnostic method of seven patients with intestinal capillariasis reported in Tai-tung

Case No.	Duration of onset to diagnosis	Diagnostic method	Chronic diarrhea	Abdominal Pain	Abdominal borborygmi	Body weight loss	Anemia	Hypoalbu minemia
1	119 d	Stool ova	+	+	+	+	+	+
2	2Y7 M	Stool ova	+	+	+	+	+	+
3	6 M	Stool ova	+	+	+	+	+	+
4	1Y3 M	Histology	+	+	+	+	+	+
5	120 d	Histology	+	+	+	+	+	+
6	70 d	Stool ova	+	-	-	+	-	+
7	7 d	Stool ova	+	+	-	-	+	+
8	65 d	Stool ova	+	+	+	+	+	+
9	34 d	Stool ova	+	+	+	+	+	-
10	103 d	Stool ova	+	+	+	-	+	+
11	66 d	Stool ova	+	+	+	-	-	+
12	37 d	Histology	+	+	+	+	-	+
13	25 d	Histology	+	-	-	+	-	+
14	17 d	Stool ova	+	+	+	+	-	+