Hymenolepis nana (dwarf tapeworm)

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Epidemiology

Pathology

Clinical manifestations

Laboratory

  • diagnosis is made by recovery of eggs in the feces
    • oval, thin-shelled & colorless
    • 30-47 um in diameter
    • contain a centrally located 6-hooked embryo (oncosphere) separated from the outer shell by a clear space
  • embryo displays 2 polar thickenings from which thin filaments arise & extend into the clear space between the embryo & the outer shell
  • strobila may occasionally be recovered from feces

Complications

Management

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References

  1. Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, 19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 1288-89
  2. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 933
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