Heavy Hymenolepis nana Infection Possibly Through Organic Foods: Report of a Case.
- Author:
Bong Jin KIM
1
;
Kyung Seob SONG
;
Hyun Hee KONG
;
Hee Jae CHA
;
Meesun OCK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Hymenolepis nana; colonoscopy; routine health screening
- MeSH: Adult; Animals; Colon/parasitology; Colonoscopy; Foodborne Diseases/*diagnosis/parasitology; Humans; Hymenolepiasis/*diagnosis; Hymenolepis nana/*isolation & purification; Ileum/parasitology; Male
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2014;52(1):85-87
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: We encountered a patient with heavy Hymenolepis nana infection. The patient was a 44-year-old Korean man who had suffered from chronic hepatitis (type B) for 15 years. A large number of H. nana adult worms were found during colonoscopy that was performed as a part of routine health screening. The parasites were scattered throughout the colon, as well as in the terminal ileum, although the patient was immunocompetent. Based on this study, colonoscopy may be helpful for diagnosis of asymptomatic H. nana infections.
