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. 2015 Aug 25;53(4):465–470. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2015.53.4.465

Table 1.

Summary of the 15 cases of gastric anisakiasis caused by Anisakis type I larvae

Case no. Age Sex Date of occurrence Fish eaten Chief complaints Time from eating fish to symptom onset Time from symptom onset to endoscopy Detection site of worm in stomach
1. 33 M Oct., ’99 Common conger Severe epigastric pain 12 hr 2 days Middle body G.Ca
2. 47 M Feb., ’00 Several kinds of marine fishes Epigastric pain, nausea & vomiting 12 hr 3 days Upper body Anterior wall
3. 37 M Jun., ’00 Common conger Hemoptysis 10 hr 1 day Lower body G.Ca
4. 27 M Jun., ’00 Several kinds of marine fishes Epigastric pain 12 hr 36 hr Upper body G.Ca
5. 41 M Aug., ’00 Several kinds of marine fishes Epigastric pain & nausea 24 hr 3 days Upper body G.Ca
6. 28 M Oct., ’00 Common conger Epigastric pain 6 hr 12 hr Middle body G.Ca
7. 55 M Jun., ’01 Several kinds of marine fishes Severe epigastric pain 12 hr 2 days Lower body G.Ca
8. 59 M Jan., ’02 Common conger Epigastric pain 12 hr 12 hr Middle body G.Ca
9. 45 F Sep., ’02 Common conger & Pacific cutlass fish Epigastric pain & hematemesis 6 hr 3 days Uncertainb
10. 36 F Oct., ’02 Several kinds of marine fishes Severe epigastric pain 12 hr 2 days Lower body G.Ca
11. 42 M Apr., ’03 Anchovy Epigastric pain, nausea & vomiting 10 hr 1 day Upper body Anterior wall
12. 51 M May., ’04 Common conger Severe epigastric pain 12 hr 1 day Uncertainb
13. 61 M Mar., ’09 Anchovy Epigastric pain, nausea & vomiting 10 hr 1 day Upper body lesser curvature
14. 52 M Dec., ’09 Uncertain Epigastric pain & nausea 7 hr 1 day Lower body G.Ca
15. 46 F Jan., ’10 Common conger Severe epigastric pain 12 hr 2 days Uncertain
a

Greater curvature.

b

Nine larvae were detected in each case.