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Presumptive Dipylidium caninum Infection in a Toddler.


ABSTRACT: We report a female toddler who presented repetitively with a chief complaint of motile white worms seen in her diapers. Symptoms of perianal itching and visualization of visible motile worms persisted for 6 months despite being treated with multiple courses of albendazole causing a lot of frustration and distress to the caregivers. The characteristics of the worms by inspection along with the presence of 3 pet dogs are consistent with Dipylidium caninum.

SUBMITTER: Chong HF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7081025 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Presumptive <i>Dipylidium caninum</i> Infection in a Toddler.

Chong Hannah F HF   Al Hammoud Roukaya R   Chang Michael L ML  

Case reports in pediatrics 20200307


We report a female toddler who presented repetitively with a chief complaint of motile white worms seen in her diapers. Symptoms of perianal itching and visualization of visible motile worms persisted for 6 months despite being treated with multiple courses of albendazole causing a lot of frustration and distress to the caregivers. The characteristics of the worms by inspection along with the presence of 3 pet dogs are consistent with <i>Dipylidium caninum</i>. ...[more]

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