Diphyllobothriasis differential diagnosis

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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]

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Enterobiasis must be differentiated from threadworm infections like taeniasis, hymenolepiasis, and schistosomiasis.

Differentiating diphyllobothriasis from other diseases

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Nematode	Transmission	Direct Person-Person Transmission	Duration of Infection	Pulmonary Manifestation	Location of Adult worm(s)	Treatment
Ascaris lumbricoides	Ingestion of infective ova	No	1-2 years	Löffler's syndrome (usually about 9-12 days after exposure to ova) Cough Substernal discomfort Crackles Wheezing Transient opacities	Free in the lumen of the small bowel (primarily jejunum)	Albendazole Mebendazole Pyrantel pamoate Ivermectin Levamisole Piperazine
Trichuris trichiura (whipworm)	Ingestion of infective ova	No	1-3 years	No pulmonary migration, therefore, no pulmonary manifestation	Anchored in the superficial mucosa of cecum and colon	Albendazole Mebendazole
Hookworm (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)	Skin penetration by filariform larvae	No	3-5 years (Necator) 1 year (Ancylostoma)	Löffler's syndrome Transient opacities	Attached to the mucosa of mid-upper portion of the small bowel	Albendazole Mebendazole Levamisole Pyrantel pamoate
Strongyloides stercoralis	Filariform larvae penetrate skin or bowel mucosa	Yes	Lifetime of the host	Löffler's syndrome Chronic cough Pneumonia or sepsis in hyperinfection	Embedded in the mucosa of the duodenum, jejunum	Ivermectin Albendazole Thiabendazole
Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)	Ingestion of infective ova	Yes	1-month	Extraintestinal migration is very rare	Free in the lumen of cecum, appendix, adjacent colon	Albendazole Mebendazole Pyrantel pamoate Ivermectin Levamisole Piperazine