Effect of gastrografin on Diphyllobothrium latum, Taenia saginata and Diplogonopolus grandis infection.

Four Human Cases of Diphyllobothrium latum Infection

Diphyllobothrium latum infections in 4 young Korean men detected from 2008 to 2012 are presented. Three were diagnosed based on spontaneously discharged strobila of the adult worm in their feces, and 1 case was diagnosed by finding the worm at colonoscopy examination in a local clinic. The morphologic characteristics of the gravid proglottid and eggs were consistent with D. latum. All patients ...

Diphyllobothrium latum infection in a non-endemic country: case report.

Diphyllobothriasis, which is rarely described in Brazil, was reported initially as a travelers disease and as an accidental infection in individuals who ate raw freshwater fish. This report aims to present the case of a 20-year-old patient with confirmed Diphyllobothrium latum infection.

Multiple colonic aphthoid ulcers caused by Diphyllobothrium latum infection.

tient clinic for recurrent lower abdominal pain. He did not have any remarkable medical and family history. The cramping abdominal pain was localized around the right lower quadrant region, and he had no other gastrointestinal symptoms. He often ate raw fish, and sometimes his feces contained noodle-like material. Serum chemistries were all within the normal ranges, and the hematologic examinat...

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, without scolex and neck, was spontaneously discharged in the feces of the patient. The patient was trea...

Etymologia: Taenia saginata