Human infection with Hymenolepis diminuta: case report of a child in rural Vietnam

• Published in: Journal of infection in developing countries Vol. 18; no. 9; pp. 1458 - 1460
• Main Authors: Vu Thi, Lam Binh, Do Trung, Dung, Tran Huy, Tho, Nguyen Le, Van, Nguyen Thi Nhu, Quynh, Do Ngoc, Anh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 30.09.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Anthelmintics - therapeutic use; Diarrhea - parasitology; DNA, Helminth - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal - genetics; Feces - parasitology; Humans; Hymenolepiasis - diagnosis; Hymenolepiasis - drug therapy; Hymenolepiasis - parasitology; Hymenolepis diminuta - isolation & purification; Infant; Male; Praziquantel - therapeutic use; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics; Rural Population; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Treatment Outcome; Vietnam; Vietnam; Hymenolepis diminuta; human; Vietnam

Cases of human infection with Hymenolepis diminuta are very rare, and only a few hundred cases have been described. We report a rare case of H. diminuta infection in a 16-month-old boy living in a rural area of Bac Giang province, Vietnam. The patient was admitted to the hospital with mild diarrhea,...