title: Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a child living in the urban area of Rome, Italy.
abstract: We report a case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in an Italian child affected by tuberous sclerosis. Praziquantel is the drug of choice for the treatment of H. diminuta infection. However, considering the patient's neurological disease, we decided to use not praziquantel but niclosamide, which proved equally effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Sant'Andrea Hospital, II Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome "La Sapienza," 00189 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marangi
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zechini
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fileti
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quaranta
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aceti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D006925:Hymenolepiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006926:Hymenolepis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009534:Niclosamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D009534:Niclosamide