Resumen

BELTRAN F. DE ESTRADA, María. Presentación del primer caso humano de parasitismo por Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus en el Perú y breve revisión. Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica, jul./dic 1997, vol.14, no.2, p.47-50. ISSN 1726-4634.

A Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus human case is reported. He is a male of 45 years old native of Chota province, department of Cajamarca (Perú), with digestive symptoms. The diagnosis was made by eggs in the faecal examination. Beside Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus, he carried Trichuris trichiura, Ancylostoma duodenale y Trichostrongylus sp, Blastocystis hominis y Entamoeba coli. This is the first human case by M. hirudinaceus reported in Perú.

Palabras llave: Macracanthorhynchus; acantor; intestinal infection.