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

Autor: 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
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Kasmera, Vol 47, Iss 2, Pp 138-143 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0075-5222
2477-9628
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3406795
Popis: 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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