Diphyllobothrium latum infection in a non-endemic country: case report


Autoria(s): Llaguno,Mauricio M.; Cortez-Escalante,Juan; Waikagul,Jitra; Faleiros,Ana Carolina Guimarães; Chagas,Francisco das; Castro,Cleudson
Data(s)

01/06/2008

Resumo

Diphyllobothriasis, which is rarely described in Brazil, was reported initially as a travelers’ disease and as an accidental infection in individuals who ate raw freshwater fish. This report aims to present the case of a 20-year-old patient with confirmed Diphyllobothrium latum infection.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822008000300015

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.41 n.3 2008

Palavras-Chave #Diphyllobothriasis #Diphyllobothrium latum #Emerging disease
Tipo

journal article