Document Type
Article (Restricted)
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Abstract
We report a case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a 2-year-old Malaysian child. This case was initially reported as 'normal' after the examination of proglottids shed from the anus of the child at a private laboratory on two occasions. The putative proglottids shed was then referred to the Parasite Southeast Asia Diagnostic (Para:SEAD) Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya for further examination. Microscopic examination confirmed that the child was infected with H. diminuta based on the characteristic eggs found in the proglottids. She was treated with a single dose praziquantel (20 mg/kg of body weight) and recovered well.
Keywords
Hymenolepis diminuta infection
Divisions
Parasit
Publication Title
Tropical Biomedicine
Volume
29
Issue
2
Publisher
Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
Additional Information
Rohela, M Ngui, R Lim, Y A L Kalaichelvan, B Wan Hafiz, W I Mohd Redzuan, A N eng Malaysia 2012/06/28 06:00 Trop Biomed. 2012 Jun;29(2):224-30.