Diphyllobothriasis Latum: the First Child Case Report in Taiwan
Diphyllobothriasis latum is an intestinal parasitosis caused by the ingestion of mostly raw freshwater fish containing plerocercoids of Diphyllobothrium latum. We report an 8-year-old boy who came to our hospital with the complaint of a tapeworm hanging from the anus after defecation. The other symp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2006-07-01
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| Series: | Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09703213 |