Catalog

Gastric anisakiasis

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Link to WHO Definition

Gastric anisakiasis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1735412014

Infection with the third-stage larvae of the roundworm Anisakis marina, which burrow into the stomach wall, producing an eosinophilic granulomatous mass with severe stomach pain. Infection is acquired by eating undercooked marine fish.