title: Diphyllobothrium latum infection in a child with recurrent abdominal pain.
abstract: Diphyllobothrium latum infection in humans is not common in Republic of Korea. We report a case of fish tapeworm infection in a 10-year-old boy after ingestion of raw perch about 8 months ago. The patient complained of recurrent abdominal pain and watery diarrhea. A tapeworm, 85 cm in length, without scolex and neck, was spontaneously discharged in the feces of the patient. The patient was treated with 15-mg/kg single dose praziquantel, and follow-up stool examination was negative after one month. There was no evidence of relapse during the next six months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitoloy and Tropical Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Taek
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Yu
keywords: Abdominal pain; Diarrhea; Diphyllobothrium latum