Ultrasonographic findings of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense: A case report

Radiol Case Rep. 2018 Oct 17;14(1):63-65. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2018.09.028. eCollection 2019 Jan.

Abstract

A 6-year-old girl was admitted to our hospital due to discharging the strobila of a tapeworm (Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense) from her anus. Before excreting the tapeworm completely with anthelmintics, ultrasonography was performed. The tapeworm was shown as a slightly high echoic strand-like lesion on ultrasonography in the terminal ileum. In this strand-like lesion, some high echoic spots were detected. This finding was considered as a characteristic of Diphylloborthriasis.

Keywords: Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense; Pediatric; Ultrasonography.

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