CASE REPORT
Analysis of a child infected with Hymenolepis diminuta in Poland
| 1 | Chair and Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, Poland |
| 2 | Regional Sanitary-Epidemiological Station in Lublin, Poland |
| 3 | Clinic No. 2 – NZOZ Eskulap in Starachowice, Poland |
| 4 | Diagnostics – Medical Laboratories in Kielce, Poland |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Przemysław Kołodziej
Chair and Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Chair and Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2014;21(3):510–511
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ABSTRACT
Hymenolepis diminuta is a cosmopolitan parasite of rats and mice which is very rare in humans. This study presents the case of a 3-year-old boy infected with Hymenolepis diminuta in Poland. The diagnosis was based on eggs found and their morphology in the patient’s stool.
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