Presumptive Dipylidium caninum Infection in a Toddler | Dipylidium caninum egg

CaseReportsinPediatrics+JournalMenuPDFJournaloverviewForauthorsForreviewersForeditorsTableofContentsSubmitCaseReportsinPediatrics/2020/ArticleArticleSectionsOnthispageAbstractIntroductionDiscussionConflictsofInterestSupplementaryMaterialsReferencesCopyrightCaseReport|OpenAccessVolume2020|ArticleID4716124|https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4716124HannahFChong,RoukayaAlHammoud,MichaelLChang,"PresumptiveDipylidiumcaninumInfectioninaToddler",CaseReportsinPediatrics,vol.2020,ArticleID4716124,3pages,2020.https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4716124ShowcitationPresumptiveDipylidiumcaninumInfectioninaToddlerHannahFChong,1RoukayaAlHammoud,2andMichaelLChang21MemorialHermannHospital,Houston,TX,USA2TheUniversityofTexasHealthScienceCenter,McGovernMedicalSchool,PediatricInfectiousDiseasesDivision,6431Fannin,MSB3.126,Houston,TX77030,USAShowmoreAcademicEditor:MiguelO’RyanReceived11Nov2019Revised29Jan2020Accepted15Feb2020Published07Mar2020Wereportafemaletoddlerwhopresentedrepetitivelywithachiefcomplaintofmotilewhitewormsseeninherdiapers.Symptomsofperianalitchingandvisualizationofvisiblemotilewormspersistedfor6monthsdespitebeingtreatedwithmultiplecoursesofalbendazolecausingalotoffrustrationanddistresstothecaregivers.Thecharacteristicsofthewormsbyinspectionalongwiththepresenceof3petdogsareconsistentwithDipylidiumcaninum.1.IntroductionApreviouslyhealthy2-year-oldgirlpresentedwithnumeroussmall,white,visiblymovingwormsinherstooldailyfor6months.Shehadperianalpruritusbutnofever,diarrhea,vomiting,orabnormalweightgain.Herpediatricianprescribed2dosesofalbendazoleforsuspecteddiagnosisofpinworms.Stoolspecimensweresentonsixseparateoccasionsformicroscopicexaminationforovaandparasitesandwerereportedasnegativeeachtime.Fecaloccultbloodtestingandstoolculturesforbacterialpathogenswerealsonegative.Allfamilymemberswereprescribedalbendazole,underthepresumptionofrecurringpinworminfection.Despitenegativetestingandmultiplecoursesofalbendazole,themothercontinuedtoseeliveworms,andthepatientdevelopedincreasedirritabilityand

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Dipylidium caninum: INFORMATION | Dipylidium caninum egg
A Dipylidium caninum adult is a long flat worm, around 40 to 50 cm. ... Inside the flea the egg develops into the larval form called the cysticercoid, ...
A case of Dipylidium caninum infection in a child from the ... | Dipylidium caninum egg
Dipylidium caninum is a common intestinal tapeworm of dogs, cats and foxes. ... In decantation preparations many D. caninum egg packets were observed.
Diagnosis and therapeutic management of Dipylidium ... | Dipylidium caninum egg
Presence of egg capsules containing up to 30 eggs is the characteristic feature of D. caninum. Major reason for increasing trend of Dipylidium ...
Dipylidium caninum | Dipylidium caninum egg
Definitive diagnosis is usually made by the identification of egg capsules or proglottids (tapeworm segments) on the surface of the feces or around the anus.
Dipylidium caninum | Dipylidium caninum egg
Adult morphology
Dipylidium | Dipylidium caninum egg
A: Egg of Dipylidium caninum. The individual eggs are round to oval (average size 35 to 40 µm; range 31 to 50 µm by 27 to 48 µm) and contain ...
Dipylidium caninum | Dipylidium caninum egg
Dipylidium caninum egg packets are found within proglottids and usually contain clusters of 25-30 eggs and are 120-200µm in length. Each ...
Dipylidium | Dipylidium caninum egg
Dipylidium caninum eggs are round to oval (average size 35 to 40 µm; range 31 to 50 µm by 27 to 48 µm) and contain an oncosphere that has 6 ...
Presumptive Dipylidium caninum Infection in a Toddler | Dipylidium caninum egg
Dipylidium | Dipylidium caninum egg
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DPDx | Dipylidium caninum egg
Dipylidium caninum egg packets in wet mounts. D. caninum eggs are round to oval (average size 35 to 40 µm; range 31 to 50 µm by 27 to 48 µm) and ...