Diphyllobothriasis Latum: the First Child Case Report in Taiwan
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 symp...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-b9127cc649464a029cc6e1e093de184f2022-12-21T22:42:13ZengWileyKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences1607-551X2006-07-0122734635110.1016/S1607-551X(09)70321-3Diphyllobothriasis Latum: the First Child Case Report in TaiwanHsiao-Feng Chou0Chuan-Min Yen1Wen-Chen Liang2Yuh-Jyh Jong3Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDiphyllobothriasis 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09703213child casediphyllobothriasisDiphyllobothrium latum |
| spellingShingle | Hsiao-Feng Chou Chuan-Min Yen Wen-Chen Liang Yuh-Jyh Jong Diphyllobothriasis Latum: the First Child Case Report in Taiwan Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences child case diphyllobothriasis Diphyllobothrium latum |
| title | Diphyllobothriasis Latum: the First Child Case Report in Taiwan |
| title_full | Diphyllobothriasis Latum: the First Child Case Report in Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | Diphyllobothriasis Latum: the First Child Case Report in Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diphyllobothriasis Latum: the First Child Case Report in Taiwan |
| title_short | Diphyllobothriasis Latum: the First Child Case Report in Taiwan |
| title_sort | diphyllobothriasis latum the first child case report in taiwan |
| topic | child case diphyllobothriasis Diphyllobothrium latum |
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