A case report of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a Malaysian child

• Main Authors: Rohela, Mahmud, Romano, Ngui, Yvonne Ai Lian, Lim, Kalaichelvan, B., Wan Hafiz, Wan Ismail, Mohd Redzuan, A. N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (MSPTM) 2012
• Subjects: RJ Pediatrics; RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42324/1/A%20case%20report.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42324/; https://msptm.org/journal-vol-29-no-2/

We report a case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a 2-year-old Malaysian child. This case was initially reported as ‘normal’ after the examination of proglottids shed from the anus of the child at a private laboratory on two occasions. The putative proglottids shed was then referred to the Para...