title: Hymenolepis diminuta in a child from rural area.
abstract: We report a rare case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a 12-year-old girl from a rural area of Devghar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research Medical College, Talegaon Dabhade, Pune, Maharashtra, India. smita.watwe@gmail.com
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watwe
authors.forename: Charan Kaur
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Dardi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006925:Hymenolepiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D048190:Hymenolepis diminuta / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012424:Rural Population