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==Overview== | |||
[[Taeniasis]] must be differentiated from tapeworm infections like [[diphyllobothriasis]], [[hymenolepiasis]], and [[schistosomiasis]]. | |||
==Taenia infection differential diagnosis== | |||
[[Taeniasis]] must be differentiated from tapeworm infections like [[diphyllobothriasis]], [[hymenolepiasis]], and [[schistosomiasis]].<ref name="Medical microbiology">{{cite book | last = Baron | first = Samuel | title = Medical microbiology | publisher = University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | location = Galveston, Tex | year = 1996 | isbn = 0-9631172-1-1 }}</ref> | |||
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! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Infections | |||
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Common causative threadworms | |||
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Suggestive findings | |||
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Diagnostic approach | |||
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Treatment | |||
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| align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[Taeniasis]] | |||
| [[Taenia solium]] and [[Taenia saginata]] | |||
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*[[Nausea]] | |||
*[[Vomiting]] | |||
*[[Epigastric pain]] | |||
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*[[Stool examination]] for the eggs and proglottids | |||
*Brain CT scan or Biopsy (for cysticercosis) | |||
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* [[Praziquantel]] | |||
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| align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[Diphyllobothriasis]] | |||
| [[Diphyllobothrium latum]] and [[Diphyllobothrium latum]] | |||
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*[[Epigastric pain]] | |||
*[[Diarrhea]] | |||
*[[Fatigue]] | |||
*[[Nausea]] | |||
*[[Vomiting]] | |||
*[[Numbness]] | |||
*[[Tingling]] | |||
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*[[Stool examination]] for the eggs and adults | |||
*[[PCR]] | |||
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* [[Praziquantel]] | |||
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| align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" | [[Hymenolepiasis]] | |||
||[[Hymenolepis infection causes|Hymenolepis nana]] | |||
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*[[Nausea]] | |||
*[[Vomiting]] | |||
*[[Abdominal pain]] | |||
*[[Dizziness]] | |||
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*[[Stool examination]] for the eggs and proglottids | |||
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* [[Praziquantel]] | |||
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| align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" | [[Schistosomiasis]] | |||
|([[Schistosoma japonicum]],[[Schistosoma mansoni]] and [[Schistosoma haematobium]]) | |||
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*[[Abdominal pain]] | |||
*[[Cough]] | |||
*[[Diarrhea]] | |||
*[[Fever]] | |||
*[[Fatigue]] | |||
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*[[Stool examination]] for the eggs | |||
*USG liver | |||
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* [[Praziquantel]] | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Taeniasis must be differentiated from tapeworm infections like diphyllobothriasis, hymenolepiasis, and schistosomiasis.
Taenia infection differential diagnosis
Taeniasis must be differentiated from tapeworm infections like diphyllobothriasis, hymenolepiasis, and schistosomiasis.[1]
| Infections | Common causative threadworms | Suggestive findings | Diagnostic approach | Treatment |
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| Taeniasis | Taenia solium and Taenia saginata |
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| Diphyllobothriasis | Diphyllobothrium latum and Diphyllobothrium latum |
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| Hymenolepiasis | Hymenolepis nana |
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| Schistosomiasis | (Schistosoma japonicum,Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium) |
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References
- ↑ Baron, Samuel (1996). Medical microbiology. Galveston, Tex: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. ISBN 0-9631172-1-1.