Gnathostomiasis

Gnathostomiasis, also known as larva migrans profundus,:436 is the human infection caused by the nematode Gnathostoma spinigerum and/or Gnathostoma hispidum, which infects vertebrates.

Gnathostomiasis
Other namesGnathostoma, Larva migrans profundus, Nodular migratory eosinophilic panniculitis, Spiruroid larva migrans, Wandering swelling, Yangtze edema
SpecialtyInfectious diseases, helminthology 
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