Long-term Taenia saginata Infection Successfully Treated with Meglumine/Diatrizoate Sodium
Abstract
A 46-year-old Japanese man visited our hospital for chronic abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea and discharge of proglottids for 7 years. He had been living in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Ileography using meglumine/diatrizoate sodium (Gastrografin) revealed a long tapeworm. A Taenia saginata including the scolex was excreted through the intestinal tract by the administration of total 780 ml of Gastrografin. Taeniasis is an important...
Paper Details
Title
Long-term Taenia saginata Infection Successfully Treated with Meglumine/Diatrizoate Sodium
Published Date
Jan 1, 2012
Journal
Volume
51
Issue
2
Pages
177 - 179
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