Korean J Gastroenterol.  2007 Dec;50(6):384-387.

A Case of Diphyllobothrium latum Infection in a Patient with Abdominal Pain

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, KwangMyung SungAe Hospital, Gwangmyeong, Korea. kimhkgi@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Radiology, KwangMyung SungAe Hospital, Gwangmyeong, Korea.
  • 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, KwangMyung SungAe Hospital, Gwangmyeong, Korea.
  • 4Department of Internal Medicine, SungAe Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The growing popularity of eating raw fish has resulted in increase of certain human parasitic infection, such as diphyllobothriasis. Even though, upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy reveal no specific abnormality, if a patient complains of persistent abdominal pain, we should consider the possibility of parasitic infection. Careful history taking and stool examination can avoid further invasive study. We report a case of Diphyllobothrium latum infection in a patient with vague abdominal pain who showed normal finding on endoscopy.

Keyword

Diphyllobothrium latum

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain/*diagnosis
Animals
Anthelmintics/therapeutic use
Diphyllobothriasis/*diagnosis/drug therapy/parasitology
*Diphyllobothrium/isolation & purification
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal/methods
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Praziquantel/therapeutic use
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