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http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2017.55.1.65

A Case of Taenia asiatica Infection Diagnosed by Colonoscopy  

Kim, Heung Up (Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine)
Chung, Young-Bae (Department of Parasitology, Jeju National University School of Medicine)
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.55, no.1, 2017 , pp. 65-69 More about this Journal
Abstract
A case of Taenia asiatica infection detected by small bowel series and colonoscopy is described. The patient was a 42-year-old Korean man accompanied by discharge of movable proglottids via anus. He used to eat raw pig liver but seldom ate beef. Small bowel series radiologic examinations showed flat tape-like filling defects on the ileum. By colonoscopy, a moving flat tapeworm was observed from the terminal ileum to the ascending colon. The tapeworm was identified as T. asiatica by mitochondrial DNA sequencing. The patient was prescribed with a single oral dose (16 mg/kg) of praziquantel.
Keywords
Taenia asiatica; tapeworm; colonoscopy; Jeju;
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