title: [A case of Diphyllobothrium latum infection in a patient with abdominal pain].
abstract: The growing popularity of eating raw fish has resulted in increase of certain human parasitic infection, such as diphyllobothriasis. Even though, upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy reveal no specific abnormality, if a patient complains of persistent abdominal pain, we should consider the possibility of parasitic infection. Careful history taking and stool examination can avoid further invasive study. We report a case of Diphyllobothrium latum infection in a patient with vague abdominal pain who showed normal finding on endoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, KwangMyung SungAe Hospital, Gwangmyeong, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Hyun
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hae Kyung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yoon Serk
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dae Han
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sung Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Soo Jeong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Tae Il
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Il Tae
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004169:Diphyllobothriasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D004170:Diphyllobothrium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel