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KMID : 0425120170550010065
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2017 Volume.55 No. 1 p.65 ~ p.69
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A Case of Taenia asiatica Infection Diagnosed by Colonoscopy
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Kim Heung-Up
Chung Young-Bae
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Abstract
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A case of Taenia asiatica infection detected by small bowel series and colonoscopy is described. The patient was a 42-year-old Korean man accompanied by discharge of movable proglottids via anus. He used to eat raw pig liver but seldom ate beef. Small bowel series radiologic examinations showed flat tape-like filling defects on the ileum. By colonoscopy, a moving flat tapeworm was observed from the terminal ileum to the ascending colon. The tapeworm was identified as T. asiatica by mitochondrial DNA sequencing. The patient was prescribed with a single oral dose (16 mg/kg) of praziquantel.
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KEYWORD
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Taenia asiatica, tapeworm, colonoscopy, Jeju
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