hymenolepis diminuta (rodolphi, 1819) infection in a child from iran

Analysis of a child infected with Hymenolepis diminuta in Poland.

Hymenolepis diminuta is a cosmopolitan parasite of rats and mice which is very rare in humans. This study presents the case of a 3-year-old boy infected with Hymenolepis diminuta in Poland. The diagnosis was based on eggs found and their morphology in the patient's stool.

Human infection with Hymenolepis diminuta: case report from Spain.

We report a case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a human. The patient was a 5-year-old girl referred to us through the onset of a cyanotic attack. Treatment with a single dose (10 mg/kg of body weight) of praziquantel was ineffective, but the parasite was eradicated after three treatment cycles with the same drug at dosages of 25 mg/kg/day for 5 days.

A case report of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a Malaysian child.

We report a case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a 2-year-old Malaysian child. This case was initially reported as 'normal' after the examination of proglottids shed from the anus of the child at a private laboratory on two occasions. The putative proglottids shed was then referred to the Parasite Southeast Asia Diagnostic (Para:SEAD) Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, Faculty...

Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a child living in the urban area of Rome, Italy.

We report a case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in an Italian child affected by tuberous sclerosis. Praziquantel is the drug of choice for the treatment of H. diminuta infection. However, considering the patient's neurological disease, we decided to use not praziquantel but niclosamide, which proved equally effective.

[A rare case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a small child].

Unlike Hymenolepis nana that transmits directly from person to person, the transmission of Hymenolepis diminuta to human is via accidentally ingesting of arthropods carrying cysticercoid larvae as intermediate host. In places with poor hygienic conditions, this cestod may cause seldom infections especially in children. Studies carried out on various populations have reported the prevalence rate...

Studies on Malic Enzyme from Hymenolepis Diminuta