Emmel Vanessa Erichsen, Inamine Everton, Secchi Carina, Brodt Tereza C Z, Amaro Maria Cristina O, Cantarelli Vlademir Vicente, Spalding Sílvia
Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2006 Jan-Feb;39(1):82-4. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822006000100017. Epub 2006 Feb 23.
Diphyllobothriasis is caused in humans by infection with adult tapeworms of the genus Diphyllobothrium acquired by consuming raw or undercooked freshwater fish. Diphyllobothrium latum was confirmed by examination of the gravid proglottids and typical operculated eggs in the stool. The patient had a history of eating crustaceans and fish. This is the case report of the first Brazilian infected.
阔节裂头绦虫病是人类因食用生的或未煮熟的淡水鱼而感染阔节裂头绦虫属成虫绦虫所致。通过检查粪便中的妊娠节片和典型的有盖虫卵确诊为阔节裂头绦虫。该患者有食用甲壳类动物和鱼类的病史。这是首例巴西感染者的病例报告。
