Diphyllobothriasis other diagnostic studies

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

Colonoscopy can reveal Diphyllobothrium latum, usually located in the terminal ileum and extending to the sigmoid colon.

Other Diagnostic Studies

Colonoscopy can reveal Diphyllobothrium latum, usually located in the terminal ileum and extending to the sigmoid colon. Colonoscopy is not routinely performed but can have some diagnostic value in high clinical suspicion when other tests yield no diagnosis. [1][2]


References

  1. Choi HJ, Lee J, Yang HJ (2012). "Four human cases of Diphyllobothrium latum infection". Korean J. Parasitol. 50 (2): 143–6. doi:10.3347/kjp.2012.50.2.143. PMC 3375453. PMID 22711926.
  2. Kim JH, Lee JH (2010). "Images in clinical medicine. Diphyllobothrium latum during colonoscopy". N. Engl. J. Med. 362 (11): e40. doi:10.1056/NEJMicm0810335. PMID 20237343.


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