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Heavy Hymenolepis nana Infection Possibly Through Organic Foods: Report of a Case

  • Kim, Bong Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, On Hospital) ;
  • Song, Kyung Seob (Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kosin University) ;
  • Kong, Hyun-Hee (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) ;
  • Cha, Hee-Jae (Department of Parasitology and Genetics, College of Medicine, Kosin University) ;
  • Ock, Meesun (Department of Parasitology and Genetics, College of Medicine, Kosin University)
  • Received : 2013.10.02
  • Accepted : 2014.01.07
  • Published : 2014.02.28
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Abstract

We encountered a patient with heavy Hymenolepis nana infection. The patient was a 44-year-old Korean man who had suffered from chronic hepatitis (type B) for 15 years. A large number of H. nana adult worms were found during colonoscopy that was performed as a part of routine health screening. The parasites were scattered throughout the colon, as well as in the terminal ileum, although the patient was immunocompetent. Based on this study, colonoscopy may be helpful for diagnosis of asymptomatic H. nana infections.

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