The first confirmed case of Diphyllobothrium latum in Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Santos,FLN
Data de Publicação: 2005
Outros Autores: Faro,LB de
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Texto Completo: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000600013
Resumo: Diphyllobothriasis is an infection of the small intestine by the broad tapeworm Diphyllobothrium sp. The associated symptomatology is nonspecific, but megaloblastic anemia is a well-described complication. Although the infection is common in temperate regions, descriptions in South America have so far been limited to Chile, Peru, and a few cases in Argentina. This paper presents the first confirmed Brazilian case of diphyllobothriasis. A 29-years-old woman living in Salvador (state of Bahia) apparently acquired the infection from eating sushi. The diagnosis was based on fecal examination that revealed a large quantity of operculated eggs. A single dose of praziquantel (600 mg) was sufficient to cure the infection.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The first confirmed case of Diphyllobothrium latum in Brazil
title The first confirmed case of Diphyllobothrium latum in Brazil
spellingShingle The first confirmed case of Diphyllobothrium latum in Brazil
Santos,FLN
Diphyllobothrium latum
infection
Brazil
title_short The first confirmed case of Diphyllobothrium latum in Brazil
title_full The first confirmed case of Diphyllobothrium latum in Brazil
title_fullStr The first confirmed case of Diphyllobothrium latum in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed The first confirmed case of Diphyllobothrium latum in Brazil
title_sort The first confirmed case of Diphyllobothrium latum in Brazil
author Santos,FLN
author_facet Santos,FLN
Faro,LB de
author_role author
author2 Faro,LB de
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Santos,FLN
Faro,LB de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Diphyllobothrium latum
infection
Brazil
topic Diphyllobothrium latum
infection
Brazil
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Diphyllobothriasis is an infection of the small intestine by the broad tapeworm Diphyllobothrium sp. The associated symptomatology is nonspecific, but megaloblastic anemia is a well-described complication. Although the infection is common in temperate regions, descriptions in South America have so far been limited to Chile, Peru, and a few cases in Argentina. This paper presents the first confirmed Brazilian case of diphyllobothriasis. A 29-years-old woman living in Salvador (state of Bahia) apparently acquired the infection from eating sushi. The diagnosis was based on fecal examination that revealed a large quantity of operculated eggs. A single dose of praziquantel (600 mg) was sufficient to cure the infection.
description Diphyllobothriasis is an infection of the small intestine by the broad tapeworm Diphyllobothrium sp. The associated symptomatology is nonspecific, but megaloblastic anemia is a well-described complication. Although the infection is common in temperate regions, descriptions in South America have so far been limited to Chile, Peru, and a few cases in Argentina. This paper presents the first confirmed Brazilian case of diphyllobothriasis. A 29-years-old woman living in Salvador (state of Bahia) apparently acquired the infection from eating sushi. The diagnosis was based on fecal examination that revealed a large quantity of operculated eggs. A single dose of praziquantel (600 mg) was sufficient to cure the infection.
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