Human infection with Hymenolepis diminuta: case report from Spain.
We report a case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a human. The patient was a 5-year-old girl referred to us through the onset of a cyanotic attack. Treatment with a single dose (10 mg/kg of body weight) of praziquantel was ineffective, but the parasite was eradicated after three treatment cycles with the same drug at dosages of 25 mg/kg/day for 5 days.
Sección de Microbiología, Hospital General Universitario, Guadalajara, Spain.
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D000818:Animals; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006925:Hymenolepiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D006926:Hymenolepis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013030:Spain
D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D011223:Praziquantel