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Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
; 100(6): 585-6, 2005 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16302070
ABSTRACT
Diphyllobothriasis is an infection of the small intestine by the broad tapeworm Diphyllobothrium sp. The associated symptomatology is nonspecific, but megaloblastic anemia is a well-described complication. Although the infection is common in temperate regions, descriptions in South America have so far been limited to Chile, Peru, and a few cases in Argentina. This paper presents the first confirmed Brazilian case of diphyllobothriasis. A 29-years-old woman living in Salvador (state of Bahia) apparently acquired the infection from eating sushi. The diagnosis was based on fecal examination that revealed a large quantity of operculated eggs. A single dose of praziquantel (600 mg) was sufficient to cure the infection.
Subject(s)
Diphyllobothriasis/diagnosis , Diphyllobothrium/isolation & purification , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/diagnosis , Adult , Animals , Anthelmintics/therapeutic use , Brazil/epidemiology , Diphyllobothriasis/drug therapy , Diphyllobothriasis/epidemiology , Feces/parasitology , Female , Fish Products/parasitology , Humans , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/drug therapy , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/epidemiology , Praziquantel/therapeutic use
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