Intestinal Perforation Due to Adult Tapeworm of : A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Taeniasis is an intestinal helminth infection due to adult tapeworms belonging to the genus Taenia. Taeniasis remains a major burden in low-income countries in Asia. We present a case of intestinal perforation caused by adult tapeworm of Taenia in a 50-year-old Nepali male. The patients presented to...

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Main Authors: Raju Bhandari, Rajan Chamlagain, Edward Sutanto, Hammad Adam, Anil Dhungana, Aishnath Azna Ali, Bimochan Piya, Abdulla Ubaid, Andreas Neumayr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-02-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/11795476211072670