Case Report: A Symptomatic Case of Hymenolepis diminuta Infection in an Urban-Dwelling Adult in Malaysia

Arine Fadzlun Ahmad Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

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Romano Ngui Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

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Jaxinthe Ong Sunway Medical Centre, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

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Farikha Sarip Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

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Wan Hafiz Wan Ismail Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

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Hasidah Omar Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

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Zurainee Mohamed Nor Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

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Amirah Amir Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

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Yvonne A. L. Lim Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

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Rohela Mahmud Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

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https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0877
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Volume 97: Issue 1
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163–165
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A case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a 43-year-old Malaysian male with persistent abdominal colicky pain is reported. Endoscopy revealed whitish worms in the lumen of the small intestine, which were identified as H. diminuta after microscopy. Patient was successfully treated with a single dose of praziquantel (25 mg/kg).

Author Notes

Address correspondence to Romano Ngui or Rohela Mahmud, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mails: romano@um.edu.my or rohela@ummc.edu.my
Deceased.

Financial support: This work was supported by University of Malaya grants (BKP 007-2014 and UM.0000008/HIR.C1).

Authors’ addresses: Arine Fadzlun Ahmad, Romano Ngui, Farikha Sarip, Wan Hafiz Wan Ismail, Hasidah Omar, Zurainee Mohamed Nor, Amirah Amir, Yvonne A. L. Lim, and Rohela Mahmud, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, E-mails: rohela@ummc.edu.my, romano@um.edu.my, farikha.sarip@gmail.com, wanhafiz@ummc.edu.my, hasidah@ummc.edu.my, zuraineemn@um.edu.my, amirahamir@hotmail.my, limailian@um.edu.my, and rohela@ummc.edu.my. Jaxinthe Ong, Sunway Medical Centre, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, E-mail: jaxint@gmail.com.

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© The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2017
Received:
03 Dec 2015
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Accepted:
06 Jan 2016
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Published Online:
12 Jul 2017
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Print ISSN:
0002-9637
Online ISSN:
1476-1645
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