[Infestation with the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum after eating raw fish]
A 31-year-old man with no relevant medical history encountered a white, ribbon-shaped object, 15 cm long and approximately 1 cm wide, in his faeces. It turned out to be Diphyllobothrium latum, a tapeworm that has fish as the intermediate host. The patient had eaten raw fish and shellfish during a ho...
Main Authors: | Van Doorn, H, van Vugt, M, Wetsteyn, J, van Gool, T |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | Dutch; Flemish |
Published: |
2005
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