Dipylidiasis in children, a generally misdiagnosed cestodiasis. First case reported in Venezuela

The first case report of human dipylidiasis in Venezuela is presented, including the diagnosis and treatment of a two-year-old child’s infection. The diagnosis was parasitologically confirmed, the child was treated with praziquantel and the animal reservoir and its fleas were identified

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luisa Carolina González-Ramírez, María Alejandra Blanco de García, Florimar Gil-Gómez, José Javier Díaz-Mora, Oscar Noya-González, José Gregorio Prato-Moreno, Màrius Vicent Fuentes
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2019
Subjects:
dipylidium caninum
infecciones por cestodos
parásito
zoonosis
niños
venezuela
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3406795
https://doaj.org/article/d6c05f099a824613937e18412897a0d4
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Summary:The first case report of human dipylidiasis in Venezuela is presented, including the diagnosis and treatment of a two-year-old child’s infection. The diagnosis was parasitologically confirmed, the child was treated with praziquantel and the animal reservoir and its fleas were identified

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