Infection with Hymenolepis diminuta (Rodolphi, 1819) in a Child from North of Iran: Case Report

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