Title of article
Infection with Hymenolepis diminuta (Rodolphi, 1819) in a Child from North of Iran: Case Report
Author/Authors
SHARIFDINI ، Meysam - Guilan University of Medical Sciences , HAJIALILO ، Elham - Qazvin University of Medical Sciences , GHANBARZADEH ، Laleh - Qazvin University of Medical Sciences , SARAEI ، Mehrzad - Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
Pages
4
From page
1528
To page
1531
Abstract
We report a human case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in Guilan Province, northern part of Iran in 2017. The patient was a 15-month-old boy with gastrointestinal symptoms. In stool examination, eggs of H. diminuta was found based on morphological characteristic. The infant was successfully treated with a single oral dose of praziquantel, and then completely recovered. For the first time, we report human infection with this species in north of Iran.
Keywords
Hymenolepis diminuta , Gastrointestinal symptoms , Praziquantel , Iran
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Serial Year
2019
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Record number
2464263
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