Presumptive Dipylidium caninum Infection in a Toddler
We report a female toddler who presented repetitively with a chief complaint of motile white worms seen in her diapers. Symptoms of perianal itching and visualization of visible motile worms persisted for 6 months despite being treated with multiple courses of albendazole causing a lot of frustratio...
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| description | We report a female toddler who presented repetitively with a chief complaint of motile white worms seen in her diapers. Symptoms of perianal itching and visualization of visible motile worms persisted for 6 months despite being treated with multiple courses of albendazole causing a lot of frustration and distress to the caregivers. The characteristics of the worms by inspection along with the presence of 3 pet dogs are consistent with Dipylidium caninum. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-195548d657d04afaaddb7dafaa5e38c32025-08-20T03:55:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112020-01-01202010.1155/2020/47161244716124Presumptive Dipylidium caninum Infection in a ToddlerHannah F Chong0Roukaya Al Hammoud1Michael L Chang2Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USAThe University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division, 6431 Fannin, MSB 3.126, Houston, TX 77030, USAThe University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division, 6431 Fannin, MSB 3.126, Houston, TX 77030, USAWe report a female toddler who presented repetitively with a chief complaint of motile white worms seen in her diapers. Symptoms of perianal itching and visualization of visible motile worms persisted for 6 months despite being treated with multiple courses of albendazole causing a lot of frustration and distress to the caregivers. The characteristics of the worms by inspection along with the presence of 3 pet dogs are consistent with Dipylidium caninum.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4716124 |
| spellingShingle | Hannah F Chong Roukaya Al Hammoud Michael L Chang Presumptive Dipylidium caninum Infection in a Toddler Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Presumptive Dipylidium caninum Infection in a Toddler |
| title_full | Presumptive Dipylidium caninum Infection in a Toddler |
| title_fullStr | Presumptive Dipylidium caninum Infection in a Toddler |
| title_full_unstemmed | Presumptive Dipylidium caninum Infection in a Toddler |
| title_short | Presumptive Dipylidium caninum Infection in a Toddler |
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