RESUMO
Diphyllobothriasis, which is rarely described in Brazil, was reported initially as a travelers disease and as an accidental infection in individuals who ate raw freshwater fish. This report aims to present the case of a 20-year-old patient with confirmed Diphyllobothrium latum infection.
Assuntos
Difilobotríase/diagnóstico , Difilobotríase/tratamento farmacológico , Diphyllobothrium/isolamento & purificação , Animais , Anti-Helmínticos/uso terapêutico , Fezes/parasitologia , Feminino , Humanos , Mebendazol/uso terapêutico , Praziquantel/uso terapêutico , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Diphyllobothriasis, which is rarely described in Brazil, was reported initially as a travelers disease and as an accidental infection in individuals who ate raw freshwater fish. This report aims to present the case of a 20-year-old patient with confirmed Diphyllobothrium latum infection.
A difilobotríase, raramente descrita no Brasil, foi referida inicialmente como doença de viajantes e como infecção acidental em indivíduos que se alimentam com peixe cru de água doce. Este relato objetiva apresentar o caso de uma paciente de 20 anos com infecção confirmada pelo Diphyllobothrium latum.
