Hymenolepis infection differential diagnosis: Difference between revisions

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Hymenolepiasis must be differentiated from tapeworm infections like diphyllobothriasis, taeniasis, and schistosomiasis.

Hymenolepiasis must be differentiated from tapeworm infections like diphyllobothriasis, taeniasis, and schistosomiasis.^[1]

Infections	Common causative threadworms	Suggestive findings	Diagnostic approach	Treatment
Hymenolepiasis	Hymenolepis nana	Nausea Vomiting Abdominal pain Dizziness	Stool examination for the eggs and proglottids	Praziquantel
Taeniasis	Taenia solium and Taenia saginata	Nausea Vomiting Epigastric pain	Stool examination for the eggs and proglottids Brain CT scan or Biopsy (for cysticercosis)	Praziquantel
Diphyllobothriasis	Diphyllobothrium latum and Diphyllobothrium latum	Epigastric pain Diarrhea Fatigue Nausea Vomiting Numbness Tingling	Stool examination for the eggs and adults PCR	Praziquantel
Schistosomiasis	(Schistosoma japonicum,Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium)	Abdominal pain Cough Diarrhea Fever Fatigue	Stool examination for the eggs USG liver	Praziquantel

↑ Baron, Samuel (1996). Medical microbiology. Galveston, Tex: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. ISBN 0-9631172-1-1.

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-[[Hymenolepiasis]] must be differentiated from threadworm infections like [[diphyllobothriasis]], [[taeniasis]], and [[schistosomiasis]].
+[[Hymenolepiasis]] must be differentiated from tapeworm infections like [[diphyllobothriasis]], [[taeniasis]], and [[schistosomiasis]].
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-[[Hymenolepiasis]] must be differentiated from threadworm infections like [[diphyllobothriasis]], [[taeniasis]], 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>
+[[Hymenolepiasis]] must be differentiated from tapeworm  infections like [[diphyllobothriasis]], [[taeniasis]], 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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