title: [A case of parasitism by Rhabditis sp in a child from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil].
abstract: We report a case of parasitism by Rhabditis sp in a five-month-old child, from Goiás State, Brazil. He had a history of diarrhea with liquid and green faeces which later became bloody. Parasitological examination revealed the presence of larvae and adult female of Rhabditis sp. We used thiabendazole in this case after which the child improved. The authors suggest a better differential diagnostic between Strongyloides and Rhabditis.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia, Parasitologia e Patologia do Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública da Universidade Federal de Goiás. dmcampos@iptsp.ufg.br
authors.forename: Dulcinéa M Barbosa
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: José Luiz de B
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Maria Cristina M
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Fátima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Damasceno
authors.forename: Alverne Passos
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Barbosa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017196:Rhabditida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017172:Rhabditoidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D013827:Thiabendazole