title: [Diphyllobothrium latum: case report in Brazil].
abstract: Diphyllobothriasis is caused in humans by infection with adult tapeworms of the genus Diphyllobothrium acquired by consuming raw or undercooked freshwater fish. Diphyllobothrium latum was confirmed by examination of the gravid proglottids and typical operculated eggs in the stool. The patient had a history of eating crustaceans and fish. This is the case report of the first Brazilian infected.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS. vemmel80@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Vanessa Erichsen
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Emmel
authors.forename: Everton
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Inamine
authors.forename: Carina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Secchi
authors.forename: Tereza C Z
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Brodt
authors.forename: Maria Cristina O
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Amaro
authors.forename: Vlademir Vicente
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Cantarelli
authors.forename: Sílvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spalding
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil; D004169:Diphyllobothriasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004170:Diphyllobothrium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel