Extracorporeal Worm Extraction of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense with Amidotrizoic Acid in a Child

Infection cases of diphyllobothriid tapeworms are not much in the below teen-age group. We report a case of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense infection in a 13-year-old boy. He presented with severe fatigue, occasional abdominal pain at night time. He also had several episodes of tapeworm segment discha...

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Main Authors: Shin, Hye Kyung, Roh, Joo-Hyung, Oh, Jae-Won, Ryu, Jae-Sook, Goo, Youn-Kyoung, Chung, Dong-Il, Kim, Yong Joo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4277032/