A Case of Taenia asiatica Infection Diagnosed by Colonoscopy.

Author: Heung Up KIM ¹ ; Young Bae CHUNG
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju 63241, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Taenia asiatica; tapeworm; colonoscopy; Jeju
MeSH: Adult; Anal Canal; Cestoda; Colon, Ascending; Colonoscopy*; DNA, Mitochondrial; Humans; Ileum; Liver; Praziquantel; Red Meat; Taenia*
From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2017;55(1):65-69
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: A case of Taenia asiatica infection detected by small bowel series and colonoscopy is described. The patient was a 42-year-old Korean man accompanied by discharge of movable proglottids via anus. He used to eat raw pig liver but seldom ate beef. Small bowel series radiologic examinations showed flat tape-like filling defects on the ileum. By colonoscopy, a moving flat tapeworm was observed from the terminal ileum to the ascending colon. The tapeworm was identified as T. asiatica by mitochondrial DNA sequencing. The patient was prescribed with a single oral dose (16 mg/kg) of praziquantel.