Gapevvorm infestation of man
Huffman, W.A.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 24(207): 703-704
1932
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 Document Number: 700050
Gapeworm in man is of estreme rarity and according to Hoffman only four cases have been recorded. A fifth case from the southern part of Porto Rico is reported from a teacher with bronchiectasis, in whom coughing and fever were constant symptoms. The specimens were diagnosed by Dr. Schwartz as Syngamus laryttgeus with minor morphological differences. An addendum to the paper mentions a sixth case in Trinidad.