{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: A case of Hymenolepis diminuta in a young male from Odisha.
{Author}: Karuna T;Khadanga S;
{Journal}: Trop Parasitol
{Volume}: 3
{Issue}: 2
{Year}: Jul 2013
暂无{DOI}: 10.4103/2229-5070.122145
{Abstract}: 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.