Diphyllobothrium latum infection in a North Carolina couple.
About: This article is published in Southern Medical Journal.The article was published on 1982-11-01. It has received 6 citations till now.
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TL;DR: A 29-years-old woman living in Salvador (state of Bahia) apparently acquired the infection from eating sushi and a single dose of praziquantel (600 mg) was sufficient to cure the infection.
Abstract: Diphyllobothriasis is an infection of the small intestine by the broad tapeworm Diphyllobothrium sp. The associated symptomatology is nonspecific, but megaloblastic anemia is a well-described complication. Although the infection is common in temperate regions, descriptions in South America have so far been limited to Chile, Peru, and a few cases in Argentina. This paper presents the first confirmed Brazilian case of diphyllobothriasis. A 29-years-old woman living in Salvador (state of Bahia) apparently acquired the infection from eating sushi. The diagnosis was based on fecal examination that revealed a large quantity of operculated eggs. A single dose of praziquantel (600 mg) was sufficient to cure the infection.
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TL;DR: An 8‐year‐old boy who came to the authors' hospital with the complaint of a tapeworm hanging from the anus after defecation with a history of eating uncooked fish for 1 year is reported, the first child case reported in Taiwan.
Abstract: Diphyllobothriasis latum is an intestinal parasitosis caused by the ingestion of mostly raw freshwater fish containing plerocercoids of Diphyllobothrium latum. We report an 8-year-old boy who came to our hospital with the complaint of a tapeworm hanging from the anus after defecation. The other symptom was mild abdominal cramping for a period of 1 year. The laboratory examination did not reveal anemia or vitamin B12 deficiency. Examination of gravid proglottids with rosette-like central uterus and typically operculated eggs of D. latum confirmed the diagnosis. The morphologic characters of proglottids and eggs size are compatible with D. latum. The patient had a history of eating uncooked fish for 1 year. Salmonids may be the infection source. He was treated with two doses of praziquantel and passed about 183 cm in length of all proglottids. There is a high prevalence of diphyllobothriasis latum in the northern temperate areas, but it is very rare in children. This patient is the first child case reported in Taiwan.
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...latum are pike, ruffe, and perch, but salmonids have been and continue to be reported as hosts of this tapeworm [6,17]....
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...latum in humans is common in regions with cold water lakes, such as Europe [5] and North America [6]....
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...The infection of D. latum in humans is common in regions with cold water lakes, such as Europe [5] and North America [6]....
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01 Dec 2006
TL;DR: Menghi et al. as discussed by the authors presented a study on area parasitology in the Hospital de Clinicas of the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBU) in Argentina.
Abstract: * Area Parasitologia, Departamento de Bioquimica Clinica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica. Hospital deClinicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires.** Servicio de Dermatologia, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital de Clinicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires.Correspondencia: Claudia I. Menghi Teodoro Garcia 2350 7° A (05411)47763979. Ciudad de Buenos Aires,Argentina. e-mail: cmenghi@fibertel.com.ar
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