Lidocaine spray used to capture a live Clinostomum parasite causing human laryngitis |
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| Authors: | Kitagawa Norihito Oda Mayuko Totoki Tadahide Washizaki Seiji Oda Masamichi Kifune Teiji |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Anesthesiology, Saga Medical School, Kashima Saga; Department of Otolaryngology, Yuaikai Hospital, Kashima Saga; and Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan. kitagawa@mail.anes.saga-med.ac.jp |
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This case report describes a patient who developed Clinostomum laryngitis after eating raw fresh-water fish. Parasite removal was performed under general anesthesia using a laryngomicroscopic method. Because it was difficult to capture the worm intact using forceps, it was sprayed with 8% lidocaine solution. This immediately inhibited peristaltic movement of the parasite allowing easy retrieval without tearing any part of the organism, thus facilitating parasite identification. |
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