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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Diphyllobothriasis]] must be differentiated from | [[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 | [[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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| align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[Diphyllobothriasis]] | | align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[Diphyllobothriasis]] | ||
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| align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[Taeniasis]] | | align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[Taeniasis]] | ||
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*[[Stool examination]] for the eggs and proglottids | *[[Stool examination]] for the eggs and [[Proglottid|proglottids]] | ||
*Brain CT scan or Biopsy (for cysticercosis) | *[[Computed tomography|Brain CT scan]] or Biopsy (for cysticercosis) | ||
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* [[Praziquantel]] | * [[Praziquantel]] | ||
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| align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" | [[Hymenolepiasis]] | | align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" | [[Hymenolepiasis]] | ||
||[[Hymenolepis infection causes|Hymenolepis nana]] | || | ||
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| align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" | [[Schistosomiasis]] | | 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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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.