1. Human Bertiella studeri in Spain, probably of African origin.
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Galan-Puchades MT, Fuentes MV, and Mas-Coma S
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- Adult, Africa, Animals, Anticestodal Agents therapeutic use, Cestode Infections drug therapy, Female, Humans, Niclosamide therapeutic use, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic drug therapy, Spain, Travel, Cestoda anatomy & histology, Cestode Infections parasitology, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic parasitology
- Abstract
A mature tapeworm and gravid proglottids of Bertiella studeri were reported from the stools of a 33-year-old pregnant Spanish woman. The patient had spent the six months preceding this discovery in Kenya. The evidence suggests a case of parasitism imported to Spain from the African continent. The patient presented no symptoms related to the parasite and the discovery in stools of a number of active, white structures led her to collect them. A morphologic and morphometric description of the material obtained is presented. Mebendazole failed to remove the parasite but niclosamide was effective.
- Published
- 1997
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