%0 Case Reports
%T A case of Hymenolepis diminuta in a young male from Odisha.
%A Karuna T
%A Khadanga S
%J Trop Parasitol
%V 3
%N 2
%D Jul 2013
%M 24471000
暂无%R 10.4103/2229-5070.122145
%X Hymenolepis diminuta also known as rat tapeworm rarely causes hymenolepiasis in humans. We report a case of H. diminuta infection in an 18-year-old male farmer who presented with intermittent pruritic maculopaular rashes and dull aching left iliac fossa pain for 6 months. Patient was cured with 2 doses of praziquantel 20 mg/kg on day 0 and 7.