diphyllobothriasis/folate

The consumption of raw fish fillets is increasing in Taiwan. A male Taiwanese aged 30 years presented after passing a flat, white noodle-like worm. Strobila examination showed that most proglottids were wider than they were long, with the genital pore located at the posterior edge of the cirrus.

This review focusses on research performed by the author and coworkers. The absorption, turnover and excretion of cobalamin and the pathogenesis of cobalamin deficiency states are described and the laboratory tests used to diagnose these states are discussed. Topics dealt with in detail include: