Hymenolepis Diminuta Infection in a Child Living in the Urban Area of Rome, Italy

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2003 Aug 9

PMID 12904439

Citations 24

Authors

Massimo Marangi

Barbara Zechini

Angelica Fileti

Giorgio Quaranta

Antonio Aceti

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Abstract

We report a case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in an Italian child affected by tuberous sclerosis. Praziquantel is the drug of choice for the treatment of H. diminuta infection. However, considering the patient's neurological disease, we decided to use not praziquantel but niclosamide, which proved equally effective.

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