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==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]].<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;" |[[Diphyllobothriasis]]
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* ''[[Diphyllobothrium|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;" |[[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;" | [[Schistosomiasis]]
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* [[Schistosoma japonicum|''Schistosoma japonicum'']]
* [[Schistosoma mansoni|''Schistosoma mansoni'']]
* [[Schistosoma haematobium|''Schistosoma haematobium'']]
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*[[Abdominal pain]]
*[[Cough]]
*[[Diarrhea]]
*[[Fever]]
*[[Fatigue]]
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*[[Stool examination]] for the eggs
*[[Ultrasound]] of [[liver]]
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* [[Praziquantel]]
 
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==References==
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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
Diphyllobothriasis
Taeniasis
Hymenolepiasis
Schistosomiasis

References

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

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