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- Title
Hymenolepis diminuta Infection in a Child from a Rural Area: A Rare Case Report.
- Authors
Tiwari, Shreekant; Karuna, Tadepalli; Rautaraya, Bibhudutta
- Abstract
In humans, infection with Hymenolepis diminuta is usually uncommon but has been reported from various areas of the world. Parasitization rates ranging between 0.001% and 5.5% have been reported according to different surveys. We report a rare case of H. diminuta infection in a 10-year-old female from the rural area of Kendrapada district of Odisha. The patient came to our pediatrics outpatient department with the chief complain of intermittent abdominal pain, anal pruritus and nocturnal restlessness. She responded well to praziquantel therapy.
- Subjects
ODISHA (India); HYMENOLEPIS diminuta; RURAL geography; ABDOMINAL pain; ITCHING; AGITATION (Psychology)
- Publication
Journal of Laboratory Physicians, 2014, Vol 6, Issue 1, p58
- ISSN
0974-2727
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0974-2727.129096