Kasmera (Dec 2019)

Dipylidiasis in children, a generally misdiagnosed cestodiasis. First case reported in Venezuela

  • Luisa Carolina González-Ramírez,
  • María Alejandra Blanco de García,
  • Florimar Gil-Gómez,
  • José Javier Díaz-Mora,
  • Oscar Noya-González,
  • José Gregorio Prato-Moreno,
  • Màrius Vicent Fuentes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3406795
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47, no. 2
pp. 138 – 143

Abstract

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The first case report of human dipylidiasis in Venezuela is presented, including the diagnosis and treatment of a two-year-old child’s infection. The diagnosis was parasitologically confirmed, the child was treated with praziquantel and the animal reservoir and its fleas were identified

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