Diphyllobothrium latum infection in a non-endemic country: case report.
Diphyllobothriasis, which is rarely described in Brazil, was reported initially as a travelers disease and as an accidental infection in individuals who ate raw freshwater fish. This report aims to present the case of a 20-year-old patient with confirmed Diphyllobothrium latum infection.
Llaguno
Mauricio M
MM
Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Cortez-Escalante
Juan
J
Waikagul
Jitra
J
Faleiros
Ana Carolina Guimarães
AC
Chagas
Francisco das
Fd
Castro
Cleudson
C
D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004169:Diphyllobothriasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004170:Diphyllobothrium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel; D008463:Mebendazole