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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Diphyllobothriasis]] must be differentiated from tapeworm infections like [[taeniasis]], [[hymenolepiasis]], and [[schistosomiasis]]. | |||
==Differentiating diphyllobothriasis from other diseases== | ==Differentiating diphyllobothriasis from other diseases== | ||
[[Diphyllobothriasis]] must be differentiated from tapeworm infections like [[taeniasis]], [[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;" |Infections | ||
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Common causative threadworms | |||
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Suggestive findings | ! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Suggestive findings | ||
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Diagnostic approach | ! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Diagnostic approach | ||
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Treatment | ! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" |Treatment | ||
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| align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" | [[ | | align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[Diphyllobothriasis]] | ||
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* ''[[Diphyllobothrium|Diphyllobothrium latum]]'' | |||
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*Nausea | *[[Epigastric pain]] | ||
*Vomiting | *[[Diarrhea]] | ||
* | *[[Fatigue]] | ||
*[[Nausea]] | |||
*[[Vomiting]] | |||
*[[Numbness]] | |||
*[[Tingling]] | |||
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*Stool examination for the eggs and | *[[Stool examination]] for the eggs and adults | ||
* | *[[PCR]] | ||
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* [[ | * [[Praziquantel]] | ||
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| align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[Taeniasis]] | |||
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* [[Taenia solium|''Taenia solium'']] | |||
* [[Taenia saginata|''Taenia saginata'']] | |||
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*[[Nausea]] | |||
*[[Vomiting]] | |||
*[[Epigastric pain]] | |||
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*[[Stool examination]] for the eggs and [[Proglottid|proglottids]] | |||
*[[Computed tomography|Brain CT scan]] or Biopsy (for cysticercosis) | |||
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* | * [[Praziquantel]] | ||
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| align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" | [[Hymenolepiasis]] | |||
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* [[Hymenolepis infection causes|''Hymenolepis nana'']] | |||
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* | *[[Nausea]] | ||
*[[Vomiting]] | |||
*[[Abdominal pain]] | |||
*[[Dizziness]] | |||
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* [[ | *[[Stool examination]] for the eggs and [[Proglottid|proglottids]] | ||
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* [[Praziquantel]] | |||
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| align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" | | | align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" | [[Schistosomiasis]] | ||
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* [[Schistosoma japonicum|''Schistosoma japonicum'']] | |||
* [[Schistosoma mansoni|''Schistosoma mansoni'']] | |||
* [[Schistosoma haematobium|''Schistosoma haematobium'']] | |||
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*Abdominal pain | *[[Abdominal pain]] | ||
*Cough | *[[Cough]] | ||
*Diarrhea | *[[Diarrhea]] | ||
*Fever | *[[Fever]] | ||
*Fatigue | *[[Fatigue]] | ||
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*Stool examination for the eggs | *[[Stool examination]] for the eggs | ||
* | *[[Ultrasound]] of [[liver]] | ||
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* [[ | * [[Praziquantel]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:24, 29 July 2020
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
Diphyllobothriasis must be differentiated from tapeworm infections like taeniasis, hymenolepiasis, and schistosomiasis.
Differentiating diphyllobothriasis from other diseases
Diphyllobothriasis must be differentiated from tapeworm infections like taeniasis, hymenolepiasis, and schistosomiasis.[1]
| Infections | Common causative threadworms | Suggestive findings | Diagnostic approach | Treatment |
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| Diphyllobothriasis |
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| Taeniasis |
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| Hymenolepiasis |
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| Schistosomiasis |
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References
- ↑ Baron, Samuel (1996). Medical microbiology. Galveston, Tex: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. ISBN 0-9631172-1-1.