title: Dipylidium caninum in an infant.
abstract: The tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum, occurs worldwide in dogs and cats. It may occur rarely in children, when the infection may be unrecognised or misdiagnosed. We report such a case.
authors.affiliation: Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male