Dipylidium caninum infection.
Dipylidium caninum is a cestode that requires from the participation of an arthropod in its life cycle. This parasitosis occurs in dogs and cats, and occasionally in human beings. Human cases of D caninum infection have been reported in Europe, Philippines, China, Japan, Latin America and the United States; mostly children, one third of them being infants under 6 months old. The diagnosis of this disease is done by the parasitological study of the feces, observing the characteristics of the gravid proglottids. The treatment is performed by administering broad-spectrum anthelmintics. The authors report a case of a rare infection in a Mexican child.
Department of Infectology, Hospital General de México, Mexico City, Mexico DF, Mexico.
Raúl Romero
RR
Cabello
Aurora Candil
AC
Ruiz
Raul Romero
RR
Feregrino
Leticia Calderón
LC
Romero
Rodrigo Romero
RR
Feregrino
Jorge Tay
JT
Zavala
D000818:Animals; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002589:Cestoda; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D011223:Praziquantel