Diphyllobothrium latum infection in a child with recurrent abdominal pain

Diphyllobothrium latum infection in humans is not common in Republic of Korea. We report a case of fish tapeworm infection in a 10-year-old boy after ingestion of raw perch about 8 months ago. The patient complained of recurrent abdominal pain and watery diarrhea. A tapeworm, 85 cm in length, withou...

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Autores principales: Lee, Seung Hyun, Park, Hyun, Yu, Seung Taek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Pediatric Society 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26692882
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2015.58.11.451
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Sumario:Diphyllobothrium latum infection in humans is not common in Republic of Korea. We report a case of fish tapeworm infection in a 10-year-old boy after ingestion of raw perch about 8 months ago. The patient complained of recurrent abdominal pain and watery diarrhea. A tapeworm, 85 cm in length, without scolex and neck, was spontaneously discharged in the feces of the patient. The patient was treated with 15-mg/kg single dose praziquantel, and follow-up stool examination was negative after one month. There was no evidence of relapse during the next six months.

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