Korean J Parasitol.
2017 Feb;55(1):65-69. 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.1.65.
A Case of Taenia asiatica Infection Diagnosed by Colonoscopy
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju 63241, Korea.
- 2Department of Parasitology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju 63241, Korea. ybchung@jejunu.ac.kr
- KMID: 2374805
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2017.55.1.65
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.
