Diphyllobothriasis is defined as human intestinal infection with the cestode Diphyllobothrium latum or other Diphyllobothrium species.ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVkaWNpbmUubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvMjE2MDg5LW92ZXJ2aWV3processing....Drugs&Diseases>InfectiousDiseasesDiphyllobothriasisUpdated:Jun10,2021Author:ShireenRChacko,MBBS;ChiefEditor:PranatharthiHaranChandrasekar,MBBS,MD more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+SectionsDiphyllobothriasisSectionsDiphyllobothriasisOverviewPracticeEssentialsBackgroundPathophysiologyEtiologyEpidemiologyPrognosisPatientEducationShowAllPresentationHistoryPhysicalExaminationComplicationsShowAllDDxWorkupLaboratoryStudiesOtherStudiesShowAllTreatmentApproachConsiderationsPharmacologicTherapyConsultationsLong-TermMonitoringComplicationsPreventionShowAllMedicationMedicationSummaryAnthelminticsShowAllMediaGalleryTablesReferencesOverviewPracticeEssentialsDiphyllobothriasisisaparasiticinfectioncausedbycestodesofthegenus,Diphyllobothrium,alsoknownas“broadtapeworms”or“fishtapeworms”.[1] TherearenumerousspeciesofDiphyllobothrium,thecommonestbeingDiphyllobothriumlatum,withothersincludingDiphyllobothriumnihonkaiense, Diphyllobothriumdendriticum, andAdenocephaluspacificus, (syn.Diphyllobothriumpacificum),beinglesscommon.[2,3,4] Humansarethedefinitivehost,infectedbyingestionofrawfishcontainingthelarvalformsofthecestodethatevolveintotheadultwormfinallyresidingintheintestines.Although themanifestationsmaynotbelife-threaten