Table 1.

Reported cases of human pentastomiasis in Malaysia

Pentastome species	Organ	Geographic region	Diagnosis	Reference
Armillifer sp. (A. moniliformis assumed)	Neck and abdomen	East Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo; two cases, including one European patient)	Radiology (both cases)	Rail8
A. moniliformis	Liver and lung	West Malaysia (Pahang state)	Autopsy	Prathap and others9
Armillifer sp. (A. moniliformis assumed)	Chest and abdomen	West Malaysia (Selangor state)	Radiology	Burns-Cox and others6
A. moniliformis	Liver, lung, mesenteric lymph nodes, and intestinal wall	West Malaysia (10 cases from five different states; most cases from Selangor)	Autopsy	Prathap and others7
Armillifer sp.	Fallopian tube	West Malaysia (state not mentioned)	Histopathology	Ong10