diphyllobothriasis/abdominal pain

OBJECTIVE To study prevalence and clinical symptoms of diphyllobothriasis in military personnel. METHODS Non-random sample of 123 patients was examined, 72 healthy military personnel entered a control group. Total blood count, urine analysis, chest fluorography, coproovoscopic tests, test for occult

The growing popularity of eating raw fish has resulted in increase of certain human parasitic infection, such as diphyllobothriasis. Even though, upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy reveal no specific abnormality, if a patient complains of persistent abdominal pain, we should consider the

A case of Diphyllobothrium latum infection in a 49-year old man is described, and diphyllobothriasis latum in the Republic of Korea is briefly reviewed. An incomplete strobila of a tapeworm, 95 cm in length, without scolex and neck, was spontaneously discharged in the feces of a patient. On the

BACKGROUND The Diphyllobothrium genus belongs to the Diphyllobothridea order of tapeworms. Diphyllobothrium spp., which is commonly known as fish tapeworm, is generally transmitted in humans, but also in other species, such as bears, dogs, cats, foxes, and other terrestrial carnivores. Although

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,

Paromomycin sulfate (aminosidine) at a single dose of 32 to 53 mg/kg was orally given to 24 cases with proven diphyllobothriasis. Evaluation of efficacy of the drug was based on stool examination for the eggs after 3--4 weeks of treatment. The cure rate was obtained as 96% (23/24), and 30 worms were

Diphyllobothrium latum (D. latum) infection in humans is uncommon in the United States. Although there has been a drastic decline in the report of D. latum infection in this region, physicians should be aware of an uncommon presentation and its clinical relevance. We report a case of 55-year-old