Dipylidium caninum in an infant.
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.
Reid
C J
CJ
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom.
Perry
F M
FM
Evans
N
N
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