Korean J Pediatr.  2015 Nov;58(11):451-453. 10.3345/kjp.2015.58.11.451.

Diphyllobothrium latum infection in a child with recurrent abdominal pain

• Lee SH
• Park H
• Yu ST

• KMID: 2129739
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2015.58.11.451

Abstract

Diphyllobothrium latum infection in humans is not common in Republic of Korea. We report a case of fish tapeworm infection in a 10-year-old boy after ingestion of raw perch about 8 months ago. The patient complained of recurrent abdominal pain and watery diarrhea. A tapeworm, 85 cm in length, without scolex and neck, was spontaneously discharged in the feces of the patient. The patient was treated with 15-mg/kg single dose praziquantel, and follow-up stool examination was negative after one month. There was no evidence of relapse during the next six months.

Keyword

Diphyllobothrium latum; Abdominal pain; Diarrhea

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain*
Cestoda
Cestode Infections
Child*
Diarrhea
Diphyllobothrium*
Eating
Feces
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Neck
Perches
Praziquantel
Recurrence
Republic of Korea
Praziquantel