[Diphyllobothrium latum: case report in Brazil].
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.
Emmel
Vanessa Erichsen
VE
Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS. vemmel80@yahoo.com.br
Inamine
Everton
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Secchi
Carina
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Brodt
Tereza C Z
TC
Amaro
Maria Cristina O
MC
Cantarelli
Vlademir Vicente
VV
Spalding
Sílvia
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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
D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel